Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes major hurdle

Re:Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes m... by totally on Thursday June 29, 2017 @01:34PM (#14665162)

Should also be stated that a significant amount of energy is lost in carrying electricity over distances (over power lines and while at rest in batteries), which is not the case for H2.

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Re:Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes m... by Veratyr on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:06PM (#14665492)

That's a good point. Transmission losses in the US are estimated to be roughly 5%: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=105&t=3

So to beat that, you have to use less than one fuel cell to transport 19 other fuel cells. I honestly have no idea whether that's easy or not.

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Re:Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes m... by proee on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:17PM (#14665604)

I would consider our transmission of electrical energy to be very efficient. To transmit power thousands of miles and only lose a few percent is remarkable.

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Re:Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes m... by posterboy on Thursday June 29, 2017 @05:41PM (#14667107)

If I recall correctly, hydrogen storage is lossy as well, because it escapes most containers, slowly.

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