EEVblog 1584 - Wireless Freakin' EV Charging Roads! A $250M Boondoggle

The US Department of Transport have authorised a $250M grant program to fund Wireless EV charging roads. A look at the pilot program in Detroit Michigan with the startup company Electreon: 00:00 - Wireless EV road charging in Detroit 01:15 - $250M funding from the US Department of Transport! 03:18 - The inductive road coil 05:29 - This project is a half arsed approach to EV costs. 06:50 - Petrol/Gas vs Electric EV charging, still no contest. 07:14 - Reminds me of Adam Something and his take on Electric Busses 08:21 - Electreon gets UN Approval! 09:02 - Private company tech in roads? 09:41 - The location in Detroit 10:53 - The Chicken & Egg problem 13:52 - The problems are many 16:57 - Let&watch the Electreon marketing video 18:16 - The EV retrofit is EASY! 20:25 - The motherload of wireless charging failure analysis document from DOT! 26:41 - They make it sound so easy! 27:56 - They want these on consumer EV&LOL! Reference Links: Or with crypto: BTC: 33BsprBQNBtHuVzVwDmqWkpDjYnCouwASM ETH: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c BCH: 35n9KBPw9T7M3NGzpS3t4nUYEf9HbRmkm4 USDC: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8c LTC: MJfK57ujxy55su4XicVGQc9wcEJf6mAoXF Other channels: #EV Теги: eevblog,video,wireless charging,electric cars,electric car charging,electric vehicles,wireless charging road,wireless electricity,electreon,electreon wireless charging,electreon smart road,electreon road