Patent ID: 8493024

Claim:
A system for rapidly charging electric vehicles comprising in combination: a vehicle having four wheels, an individual electric motor associated with each of the four wheels, whereby each wheel is independently powered by the associated electric motor; a series of pulse charged super capacitors stored within the vehicle and adapted to be rapidly charged and un-charged, a series of ultra capacitors within the vehicle and adapted to be slowly charged and un-charged, the pulse charged super capacitors and the ultra capacitors being in electrical communication; a roadway including a series of raised charging segments, each charging segment being powered by an associated superconducting electromagnetic energy storage device (SMES); a circuit associated with each charging segment, each circuit having an opened position wherein the charging segment receives charge from the associated SMES and a closed position wherein the circuit is grounded; a saddle extending downwardly from the vehicle, the saddle being in electrical communication with the pulse charged capacitors, the saddle adapted to be positioned about and in direct contact with the raised charging segments within the roadway while the vehicle is in motion; a sensor for placing the circuit into the opened position when the saddle is in direct contact with a charging segment, whereby the pulse charged capacitors are charged via the charging segment and the associated SMES.