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His idea would not work well as it would be impractical. The voltage requirements to support even a few cars would be very high and therefore dangerous. Power would be lost due to shear distance. The power would have to be AC so that step-up transformers could boost the electricity lost every few miles, which would require cars to have voltage inverters (Gadgets that convert AC to DC) , adding weight.

This idea of course also shifts the responsibility of electric card infrastructure to the state. THey would never pay for it.