A device for distributing power along a path of travel of an electric vehicle, the device comprising: a first plurality of means for providing wireless power; a second plurality of means for providing wireless power; a first plurality of means for selectively controlling configured to selectively provide power to the first plurality of wireless power providing means; a second plurality of means for selectively controlling configured to selectively provide power to the second plurality of wireless power providing means; and a first means for controlling the first plurality of selectively controlling means, wherein the device is characterized by: a second means for controlling the second plurality of selectively controlling means, the first and second pluralities of wireless power providing means being interleaved, the first and second controlling means being configured to power only one wireless power providing means from each of the first and second pluralities of wireless power providing means, respectively, at a time such that adjacent wireless power providing means are powered from different controlling means based on one or more control signals received in response to an electric vehicle arriving at the device, and each of the first plurality of selectively controlling means further configured to respectively couple one of the first plurality of wireless power providing means to the controlling means and each of the second plurality of selectively controlling means further configured to respectively couple one of the second plurality of wireless power providing means to the controlling means. a first plurality of means for providing wireless power; a second plurality of means for providing wireless power; a first plurality of means for selectively controlling configured to selectively provide power to the first plurality of wireless power providing means; a second plurality of means for selectively controlling configured to selectively provide power to the second plurality of wireless power providing means; and a first means for controlling the first plurality of selectively controlling means, wherein the device is characterized by: a second means for controlling the second plurality of selectively controlling means, the first and second pluralities of wireless power providing means being interleaved, the first and second controlling means being configured to power only one wireless power providing means from each of the first and second pluralities of wireless power providing means, respectively, at a time such that adjacent wireless power providing means are powered from different controlling means based on one or more control signals received in response to an electric vehicle arriving at the device, and each of the first plurality of selectively controlling means further configured to respectively couple one of the first plurality of wireless power providing means to the controlling means and each of the second plurality of selectively controlling means further configured to respectively couple one of the second plurality of wireless power providing means to the controlling means. a second means for controlling the second plurality of selectively controlling means, the first and second pluralities of wireless power providing means being interleaved, the first and second controlling means being configured to power only one wireless power providing means from each of the first and second pluralities of wireless power providing means, respectively, at a time such that adjacent wireless power providing means are powered from different controlling means based on one or more control signals received in response to an electric vehicle arriving at the device, and each of the first plurality of selectively controlling means further configured to respectively couple one of the first plurality of wireless power providing means to the controlling means and each of the second plurality of selectively controlling means further configured to respectively couple one of the second plurality of wireless power providing means to the controlling means.