Electric Cars: Charged up for the future
Saturday 29th August, 2009
Fast forward to the future in a new suburb south of Auckland, a showcase environmental satellite. A family of four moves into the day.
The two children board an electric train to school. The train runs on power from an electro-magnetic cable under the narrow-gauge track.
Their father takes the same train to a bus station at a junction near State Highway One, then transfers to a plug-in electric 10-seater company shuttle which whisks him to work.
His wife leaves home in a three-door electric car, but not before confirming that the electro-magnetic coil in the garage floor has fully charged the vehicle overnight. Besides ensuring the vehicle is ready to cover its 320km range, the wireless set-up runs a check - brakes, lights, tyre pressure, safety systems.
Any problems and a service centre is advised. Self-correcting instructions follow, wirelessly.
Read More at New Zealand Herald web site:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10593854
