The top technology university in South Korea has developed a plan to power electric cars through recharging strips embedded in roadways that use a technology to transfer energy found in some electric toothbrushes.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/university-seoul-tests-electric-roads
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-herald-tribune-bangkok
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hybrid-electric
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-technology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-korea