We are proposing a new electric vehicle "Electric Vehicle on Electrified Roadway" (EVER) that electrifies major highways and can continue to run anywhere. We aim to establish a technology for power supply while driving using the "tire dielectric method" that will be a breakthrough for the battery problem, which is a major barrier to the spread of electric vehicles.

This proposal is a gapless power transmission that focuses on the fact that the tires of a car are always in contact with the road surface, enabling continuous power supply even when the car is stopped or in motion. We succeeded in proof of principle with a mini 4WD scale model in the laboratory. We are currently making a prototype of a single-seater EVER cart.

A detailed explanation of EVER is here

Conversation about EVER on Aug.11 2012 "Tenpaku no Shiro Gikadai" (program FM Toyohashi) was broadcast on
audio file is here.

Carries no batteries but an RF rectifier onboard.
Runs by power fed via a pair of wheels from underground electrodes.