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.

  • Magiccupcake@startrek.website
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    7 months ago

    The stupid thing is that fixing it isn’t even that hard.

    Step one Get rid stupid zoning laws like single family housing and reduce parking minimums.

    Step 2 Modify existing roads piece by piece to include alternative transit methods. Add bike lanes, if you can’t slow down roads and people will bike.

    Actually run decent buses where peoole want to go, not oversized 50 person buses on 3 routes that nobody uses becasue it doesn’t go anywhere, and has an hour between the next bus.

    That’s it, the market will build more housing in areas that need it if its profitable, then use that new tax money to drive transit infrastructure.

    There’s a lot of fine details, but we’re bankrupting cities with cars right now.