Patent ID: 6087806
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
An electric vehicle comprising:a power reception section for receiving electric power energy from a power supply section disposed along a road, the electric power supplied by a charger disposed at a predetermined place;a coupling mechanism for interconnecting electric vehicles and permitting transfer of electric power energy; anda control unit for controlling interconnection of said electric vehicles,wherein said power supply section simultaneously charges batteries of a plurality of electric vehicles to be interconnected via said power reception section of the first one of the electric vehicles when the first electric vehicle passes over said power supply section on the road surface, and then similarly performs, in turn, simultaneous charging of batteries of the second or any succeeding electric vehicles for the rest each time the second and any succeeding vehicle passes over said power supply section on the road surface.