Wireless Electricity
Using a new wireless charging system, plug-in electric cars may be able to shed their power cables entirely.
May 12, 20115m 35s
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Show Notes
WiTricity, a small startup based outside of Boston, is creating a system that can transmit electricity wirelessly. It’ll make charging electric cars easy, eliminating the need for bulky cables. What impact might this have on the electric vehicle market?
Podcast produced by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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science NOVA PBS electricity wireless WiTricity Giler cars energy green plug-in hybrid