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Detroit is now home to the country's first chunk of road that can wirelessly charge an electric vehicle (EV), whether it's parked or moving.

Why it matters: Wireless charging on an electrified roadway could remove one of the biggest hassles of owning an EV: the need to stop and plug in regularly.

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[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I said to the other commenter, if you get a weekend of free time that you want to burn down, I highly encourage you to try doing a trip in a Model 3 (if you’re in the US, I absolutely cannot recommend CCS infrastructure right now). I think you’d be surprised how much of a non-issue it can be if you build any form of food break in the trip, whether it’s driving -> breakfast -> driving or whatnot.

[–] Zeoic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I live in canada, and the charging infrastructure is very bad here. In fact, my usual drive probably isn't even possible in the winter due to a lack of charging points with how little range the cars have in winter here.

[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 1 points 2 years ago

You win :)

Canada has a ways to go with charging before I can proselytize about EVs.