tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post3491312253037759180..comments2016-05-01T23:46:42.255-04:00Comments on IS 251 @ Loyola University in Maryland: Wireless induction charging is coming to electric vehiclesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943061409344261913.post-81262067721316236462015-12-12T20:16:26.352-05:002015-12-12T20:16:26.352-05:00Even with the installment of the charging pads in ...Even with the installment of the charging pads in garages, you would still need to stop the car and stop driving. This would just make charging your car slightly more convenient than plugging in your car. In progress right now however is an automatic car charger, designed by Elon Musk at Tesla. It’s a tentacle kind of robotic arm that automatically plugs into the charging port of the car, once the car stops near it. Also, although the charging pads for electric cars while on the move would be quite an innovation, it would also be quite expensive and impractical. The installment of these would require the closing of lanes on major highways, which would be a major inconvenience to daily drivers. Something that Elon Musk is currently working on is the creation of charging stations all across the continental U.S. At this time, although I am not certain on the time, I believe that the charging of the car would take somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes, which is a relatively short time for free fuel. Because these charging stations are being created now, the charging pads would make these charging stations a complete waste of time to make. Instead, I think that we should stay with the charging stations until we are able to perfect the highway charging pads and be able to effectively utilize them.Andrew Toronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776926942977322700noreply@blogger.com