
Q. How does this SSC energy system affect hybrid and
electric vehicles?
A. It is especially
symbiotic with electric vehicles:
Specifically,
- It makes the
electric grid green*,
from which electric cars can be recharged. *See FAQ #1.
- There is even the
possibility of recharging electric vehicles at traffic intersections
(i.e. "red-light-inductive/contact-charging").
- Its installation
sites already exist, for
multi-TeraWatt-Hour capacities! Today, the USA has over 20,000 square
miles of asphalt. These roads usually coincide with electric grid
paths.
- It electricity
storage technology can be used to advance the energy storage for electric
vehicles
and other renewable energy sources like photovoltaic, wind energy.
Similar technology challenges apply to both battery technology and GWA
technology. Often, solving a challenge for one
technology advances both technologies.
- It is especially
symbiotic with electric vehicles,
since it makes the grid green, from which cars can be recharged. There
is even the possibility of recharging electric vehicles at traffic
intersections (i.e. "red-light-inductive-charging").
- Most experts would
agree that hybrid
vehicles are a temporary, transitional design, on the path to plug-in
all-electric vehicles. The hybrid vehicle’s gasoline engine, and
its
associated parts, add complexity, lower the reliability, and add to the
vehicles cost. Gasoline has been used in hybrids because of its high
energy density. High electrical energy storage capacity can
compensate for elimination of these gasoline engines.