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Yeah, this sounds stupid, and I'm worried about the amount of power wasted by induction charging. Anyone who's wirelessly charged a phone knows it can get quite hot; that's wasted energy. And Indiana's generation is still mostly natural gas and coal, so at some point, with enough losses in transmission and charging, you'll end up with a higher-carbon vehicle than a diesel truck...
I am not sure what that point is, but the efficiency of charging is an important consideration in my mind.
Also, supplying electricity to fast moving ground vehicles isn't new, just look at... every high speed rail system ever...
If you could somehow safely combine induction charging with electrical transmission lines, it would be worth it. No more lines on poles.