Driving in Future
As innovation shows no slowing down of thriving,
in future, you'll get more of a charge out of driving.
For by then some English highways will need no stations;
Is this shocking or a cause for celebrations?
You'll just get into the back seat of your driverless car
and pull out a book
and occasionally look
to see just where you are.
Of course they may require a credit card to deduct your
charge for all this electronic infrastructure
and some one in China or Russia might think it fun
to hack into your car after you've begun
so it's possible that they'll report
you should always carry a passport
with a picture of your face
just to avoid disgrace
should you wind up in a stew
in some foreign clime
but I'm sure they'll eventually find you --
just give them time.
HZL
8/19/22
Electric cars are cool. Running out of juice -- not so much.
The British government is getting ready to test out new road technology that would allow electric cars to charge as they drive. The goal is to help drivers with electric and hybrid cars avoid frequent stops to recharge their vehicles.
Most electric cars get charged via plug-in chargers at home or while parked on the streets. Wireless power charging "pods" are also available, but they too require the car to stop to get more juice.
The new charging roads proposed by the U.K. government will work kind of like wireless phone chargers, using magnetic induction technology.
The initiative is slated to begin later this year, and engineers will install wireless technology in test vehicles and place special equipment under the roads.
Cables buried underneath the highway would generate electromagnetic fields that could be picked up by a receiver in the car and transformed into electric power. The system would include a communication system, so that the roads can detect that a car is coming and start the process.
For now, the trials will be restricted to test areas where regular drivers aren't allowed. The government is committing £500 million ($779 million) to the project over the next five years.
"Vehicle technologies are advancing at an ever increasing pace and we're committed to supporting the growth of ultra-low emissions vehicles on England's motorways," said the government's chief highways engineer, Mike Wilson.
The government will also expand the number of charging stations available in the country, so there is a plug available every 20 miles.
Similar technology is already used in the South Korean city of Gumi, where shuttle buses covering distances of up to 15 miles get their juice from underground power cables.
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