Electric Buses Test Wireless Charging in Germany

An electric bus can operate a demanding passenger route without stopping to recharge. The secret is inductive charging, which uses a charging pad buried under the road’s surface to send energy to the bus batteries when the two are magnetically "tuned." In the case of the PRIMOVE system in use in Mannheim, the charging pads are only switched on when a vehicle passes above.

By Keith Barry

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/03/wireless-charging-bus-germany/