http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/ Engadget Comments for Nissan looking to give an inductive charge to its upcoming Zero Emissions Vehicle http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_magnetic_field]]>Jul 21st 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
That aside, it would be interesting to see if this works out. I imagine you could put the inductive charging plates under areas that become heavily congested too, so that the traffic crawling through grid-locked city streets will be gaining 'fuel' while waiting?

That's give us all an incentive to put up with traffic. =)]]>Jul 21st 2009 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
Quantumphysics:
I hate it when people assume I don't know anything about radiation.

The fields that would charge these cars are the same fields that people try to avoid and say drives their housing prices down. Yes, I know there are magnetic fields all over the place, but that doesn't mean we need to make more REALLY STRONG ones just because there are already other fields out there.

For example, look at ionizing radiation. You can withstand the Earth's background radiation indefinitely, but that doesn't mean there is no danger to high amounts of ionizing radiation.

I would much rather plug in a plug. It's more efficient anyway.]]>Jul 21st 2009 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Since you seem to know physics, I guess you would know you'd be perfectly fine in your car. That Faraday cage thing and all. So you don't have to worry unless your laying in the road.... which then you'd have bigger problems than EM waves.]]>Jul 21st 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
This invention just flips that around, so instead of your car creating the magnetic field, its solenoid is having current induced by the electromagnet below.]]>Jul 21st 2009 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
Also, for the road charging idea, add in transmission through a thick layer of asphalt/concrete? If they've made some advancements in the tech, great. If they're just garnering press attention by spewing out an idea that others have thought of already, then it's total BS.]]>Jul 21st 2009 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
I'd much rather have my EV plug into any 110 or 220 outlet (I realize it will charge slower at 110, but if I am at Grandmas I probably have over night anyway), rather than having to involve a special extra piece of equipment. ]]>Jul 21st 2009 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
oh wait, 2nd law defeats me again]]>Jul 21st 2009 1:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
My concept was for 2084. Nice to see the car company's are already thinking in that direction.]]>Jul 21st 2009 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
And while there are some problems with renewable power generation today, technology will get better if there is a demand for it. The batteries will get better as well if there is a demand for them and money to be made. Even things like fusion power plants would change things overnight making power generation much cleaner, yet gas cars would still be burning fuel and getting more inefficient as they age.]]>Jul 21st 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/In a world where we are trying to be more efficient saving energy and so on... Why are we making a massive leap backwards with a charging means that is insanely inefficient?

Seriously just plug in the sodding car and be done with it. Wires are your friend they give you 99.999999% efficiency ]]>Jul 21st 2009 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Jul 21st 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/Over 80% more efficiency than the antiquated inductive car chargers.
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it is german but i think the pictures speak for themselves.
this concept was demonstrated on Hannover Fair 2009 and in Detroit aswell. The Idea is to charge EVs in front of shopping malls, traffic lights and special lanes on highways.

FUTUUUURE! :-D
amazing]]>Jul 21st 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magne_Charge]]>Jul 21st 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/21/nissan-looking-to-give-an-inductive-charge-to-its-upcoming-zero/
I'm glad to see a company with the capabilities to make it happen is actually looking into it.]]>Jul 21st 2009 2:19PM