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One of the innovative systems being introduced in the Rolls Royce 102EX Phantom Experimental Electric car on display at the Geneva Auto Show is an induction charging system developed by HaloIPT, a British company.

It allows the car to be parked over a charging pad embedded in a parking lot or road without any physical contact. Similar, I guess, to how an electric toothbrush works.

The gap between the receiver in the car and the conductor underneath the car can be as great as 16 inches, according to a technical paper describing the system. HaloIPTs wireless charging system uses inductive power transfer (IPT) to transfer power and is tolerant to parking misalignment. HaloIPT claims the power transfer efficiency can match that of a regular cable and plug. Whats more the system can operate with rainwater, ice or even snow covering the buried pad.

HaloIPT and other companies are developing and demonstrating even more advanced systems that provide continuous charging while a vehicle is moving via conductors buried in the road surface. This has the potential to alleviate the problem of long distance driving with an electric vehicle that can be charged on the move.

Are electrified roads are on the way?