There are more and more electric vehicles on the road. There are also tons of trucks driving everywhere. Battery-supplied trucks that can recharge cars on the go.
charging on the go (without stopping)
more charging stations (the market is huge due to a huge number of trucks)
a way for truck companies to earn money while on the go
One of the biggest reasons why people are not buying electric cars in bulk is due to an insufficiently developed network of charging stations.
People also hate to spend 45 min up to 2 h sitting, drinking coffee and waiting for their car to be charged. With gas it's much easier, you pour some gasoline and drive.
You drive a car and your battery is on 15 %. You check your screen to look for charging stations and there is one nearby, but you are in a hurry. You open your application to find nearby trucks supplied with batteries to charge your car. There are two slightly in front of you so
chose the closest one and "reserve" it for 10 minutes (request for charging is sent)
the truck driver gets notified that you want to charge and approves your request
you then find it using the "directions"
drive slowly behind them and click "I'm here"
the driver confirms your position and slows down to 30 km/h
you turn on all four blinkers and slow down to 30 km/h, too
the ramp for the front tires pulls out and you slowly climb on top of it
the ramp blocks your front wheels and you continue to drive on top of the truck ramp up to 90 km/h
the ramp itself is a wireless charging station that starts charging your car
on your map, the routhe of the truck appears so that you can follow in which direction are you heading
when your car is sufficiently charged or you need to get off the highway in different directions from the truck driver (or the other way around), you click "Finish charging"
the truck driver slows down again to 30 km/h, releases your front wheels
you continue you ride with battery charged
the application calculated the cost of the charge and charges it via the connected credit card
It would be recommended to use four blinkers and flashing lights on the car and the truck to indicate that charging is in progress, for other drivers to adjust their speed and be careful.
The ramp should be safe enough for the car to slide onto it and off of it.
No passing of other cars is allowed for the truck while the car is charging.
In order to make truck drivers do this, charging on the go would be more expensive then regular charging on charging stations. Since they drive slower and drag a heavy load (spend more gas), charging would make up for these expenses and bring them profit. It would be a premium service.
Additionally, huge TV could be installed on the trucks back to provide people in the charging car some entertainment. The audio would connect via the app or the specific radio frequency like in car cinemas.
jnikola Jul 05, 2022
