An Indian professor has created history by coming up with the first self-charging electric car in the world that charges itself as you drive. The innovation is a game changer that has the potential to transform the future of electric cars, addressing one of the greatest obstacles to the use of EVs: range anxiety and charging stations.
In India, a physicist professor, Satyam Kumar Jha of Maharashtra, worked with his wife, Preeti Jha, to develop a revolutionary system that charges the car on the go. The technology makes use of an inbuilt wind tunnel, which produces electricity by using air flow even in low-speed urban settings. The system uses the consistent wind created during driving to charge the battery of the car continuously—thereby doing away with conventional charging.
This innovation is not bulky like prototypes or sci-fi contraptions. It does not require a particular model of car and is therefore adaptable to a large range of EVs. This scalability leaves the option for large automakers such as Tesla or Toyota to integrate and implement the technology. This dream of never having to plug in the cars at a stop may soon be a reality.
Although other people have tried to do the same thing, such as equipping Teslas with solar panels or trying to make hypercars run on turbines, Professor Jha has created a system that is not only very practical but also does not require much maintenance. As opposed to the Ariel Hipercar or the EcoJet of Jay Leno, which depend on intricate turbines or unconventional fuels, this idea remains in the realm of clean, renewable airflow.
The concept of wind-powered cars can be traced back to the 1950s with the GM Firebird project, but the technology has not been effective enough to be mass-produced. The professor, Jha, might have now found the code, apparently. Supposing his system is scalable and economical, it would lead the automotive market to the completely autonomous, self-sustaining EV world.
With manufacturers across the globe working around the clock to develop longer-range electric vehicles, this self-charging technology can be described as the real game changer. When embraced on a large scale, it may lead to a time when charging stations are long gone and there is a new dawn where electric cars never get off the road.
