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BBCより。道路からの給電により走るバス。

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12kmの道路上で走りながら充電できるということ。
このようなシステムは世界ではじめてだという。
走りながらの充電なのでバッテリーも小さく済む。
オンラインエレクトリックビークル、というようだ。
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23603751
South Korean road wirelessly recharges OLEV buses

South Korea has switched on a road which can recharge electric vehicles as they drive over it.

The project's developer says the 12km (7.5 miles) route is the first of its kind in the world.

It means vehicles fitted with compatible equipment do not need to stop to recharge and can also be fitted with smaller than normal batteries.

Two public buses are already using the technology and there are plans to add 10 more by 2015.

"It's quite remarkable that we succeeded with the OLEV [online electric vehicle] project so that buses are offering public transportation services to passengers," said Dong-Ho Cho, who led the team behind the scheme at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

"This is certainly a turning point for OLEV to become more commercialised and widely accepted for mass transportation."

However, another transportation expert warned that the costs involved in installing the equipment meant it was less practical than other schemes which involved vehicles wirelessly charging at specific locations or using overhead cables.


問題はそうしたインフラの整備コストということ。
充電スタンドを作る方が安い、という部分をどうするか？
ただし、高速道路においては、こうした仕組みがないと電気自動車には利用が難しいという話がある。