Automobile inventors are trying to fight the limited battery life of electric cars with their new EVER- Electric Vehicle on Electrified Roadway. A team of Japanese university students recently tackled the issue by demonstrating a new wireless EV charging system that could give electric cars a driving range on par with gasoline and diesel powered cars. The EVER system is able to transmit electricity to a vehicle through a six-inch-thick block of concrete. The latest technology after due value addition could see the cars being charged while on the move. The team from Toyohashi University of Technology, in Japan has demonstrated the possibility with normal tyres.

In the demo, electricity between 50 and 60 watts had been sent to actual tyres, with light-bulb lighting up to show how the electricity moved from the base, through six inches of concrete, and then into full-size automobile tyres, the Daily Mail reported. Lead professor Takashi Ohir said that the concrete could be scaled up to 12 inches without a problem, although the voltage would need to be increased up 100 times in order to power a car. The team has to scale up the efforts if the technology has to be put into practical use, which atleast now looks possible. As per reports, the automobile giant Toyota is also looking into the possibilities recharging on the move is suggesting the usage of metal plates on the roads. (With inputs from internet- AW AarKay)