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Korean EV Runs Without batteries By Induction Charging

 
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The Korea Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST) has developed a revolutionary electric vehicle that neatly side-steps the looming political/economic issue of scarcity of advanced battery materials, as well as the practical limitations imposed by battery weight and life,  by dispensing with batteries altogether!   The OLEV (On Line Electric Vehicle) draws power  from cables buried in the road-bed, differing from existing electric train and bus technology in that the power is transfered by magnetic induction without physical contact of any kind.   KAIST claims to achieve 80% efficiency of power-transfer across a 1cm gap, and 60% efficiency across a 12cm gap!

The institute, which is Korea’s foremost technological University and operates with a government mandate to pursue economically strategic R&D projects, has now established a commercial  off-shoot to promote and exploit this technology.  According to the University, "online electric vehicle co., ltd., will undertake business activities related to the OLEV project, including the ipr on power supply and pick-up devices, parts and accessories and commercial promotion."
[SOURCE: Designboom]





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  1. jeux xbox Posted: 9/21/2009 5:18am PDT

    It is an superb article.I never see a car like that and it is govern by battery that is what I look in to future car.
     
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  2. Tom Posted: 10/22/2009 9:51am PDT

    Great article to get ya thinking, but a lot of work to a country's infrastructure to get this going... Though, maybe someday we'll see parking/inductive charging meters in parking lots? Maybe with GPS driven autos the mag field can be directed a little better and crank up that efficiency...
     
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