"Owain" wrote in message
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Ron Lowe wrote:
I really can't imagine any battery charging process in the near future
that can transfer energy anything like as quickly as pumping hydrocarbon
fuel.

So let's substantially reduce the requirement for battery power / extend
the range, by providing in-transit recharging.

We could have a scheme whereby on the major but low-speed routes in city
centres is provided a network of overhead wires carrying electricity. A
"collector" could be mounted on the roof of a vehicle to connect with
these overhead wires. Consumption could be metered, although nowadays it
would be trivial to have an onboard gizmo that would combine charging by
mile, Ah or kWh, time, duration, position etc with continuous wireless
transfer of data to the pricing administration.

It might not be feasible for all private vehicles to use this overhead
power network, but electric buses, taxis and delivery vans all offer the
opportunity for any specialised driver training required.

Owain


And for a return electrode, we could put the things on rails...

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Ron