Government unveils plans to charge cars Scalextric-style<\/p>\n
The government has unveiled a new plan that it hopes will boost the number of green vehicles on Britain's roads – Scalextric-style wireless charging points.<\/p>\n
Under the Department for Transport's strategy, ultra-low emission vehicles would be able to power up in car parks, on the roads and at the roadside without the use of a plug.<\/p>\n
The technology would be powered by electromagnetism, with coils buried under the roads and then an electromagnetic field generated when secondary coils embedded in the cars pass overhead.<\/p>\n
Eventually, the charging system could run the length of motorways, meaning vehicles should charge as they drive and making the technology reminiscent of the Scalextric toys.<\/p>\n
"Wireless charging will make driving an electric vehicle as similar as possible to driving a petrol or diesel car but without frequent trips to the petrol station," David Martell of the electric car charging company Chargemaster told the Times.<\/p>\n
The moves are part of a strategy designed to cut roadside emissions and boost the number of electric cars on the roads.<\/p>\n
Last year, 53,203 ultra-low emission vehicles were registered, but this still only accounts for 1.7 per cent of all new registrations.<\/p>\n
Under its Road to Zero Strategy, the government wants up to 70 per cent of new cars and 40 per cent of vans to be ultra-low emission by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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