I was thinking of this in the context of trickle-charging by embedding the technology in the road at well-known bottle-necks, traffic lights, and anywhere where

I was thinking of this in the context of trickle-charging by embedding the technology in the road at well-known bottle-necks, traffic lights, and anywhere where there is predictable very slow-moving traffic, as well as in the obvious candidates such as car parks and parking bays. For parking bays on public streets in residential areas where on-street parking is the only option it offers an option without needing to add a lot of additional pavement furniture (charging pods). Right now the capital cost versus utilisation equation probably doesn't look rational, but in 15 years or so when a significant fraction of vehicles are electric or hybrid it could make a deal of sense. Not sure if it'll ever happen but the current experiments with (solar) power-generating road surfaces combined with this and local energy storage could be interesting. Top up the storage batteries during light traffic; discharge the storage batteries and charge vehicles during peak traffic periods and overnight.