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Practical Power Beaming Gets Real

Cars That Think

Tesla had indeed pursued the idea of somehow using the ground and atmosphere as a conduit for long-distance power transmission, a plan that went nowhere. But his dream of sending electric power over great distances without wires has persisted. This article appears in the June 2022 print issue as “Spooky Power at a Distance.”.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel. Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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