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Japan has one-upped the car industry once more, by inventing an electrical car that doesn?t require a battery.

Of course, the question most people have — not surprisingly — is, how? The answer: an electrified field.

Eliminating Electric Batteries for Cars — is it Possible?

The car is, right now, just a model car created by Toyohashi University of Technology and Taisei Corp. The car moves over an electrified surface of steel paths. Steel wires in the car?s tires serve as a conduit for charging.

This type of car would have an advantage over traditional cars since there would be no issue of the battery dying or needing to be recharged; on the other hand, its application for now is quite limited considering that the car needs to be charged by the road, and revamping millions of miles of roadway across the world to accommodate this would obviously be an expensive venture. Still, it represents an intriguing step forward in the car arms race, so to say.

According to Professor Takashi Ohira, who was a part of the design process for the vehicle, adjusting to this new technology may not necessarily require an overhaul of all roads — it may just require fitting existing roads with better technology. And he says that a car using this design would likely still have a battery in order to accommodate situations where the right type of road isn?t present.

While the Future Awaits, Car Owners Today Need a Plan in Place

For now, people driving electric cars are going to have to deal with their batteries ?the old fashioned way? by charging them when needed, and replacing them when they expire. Electric and hybrid technology has advanced enough so that the average vehicle battery comes with an eight year/100,000 mile warranty. Replacing a hybrid battery, though, is an eventuality for the majority of car owners, who typically own their cars for longer than this.

Hybrid battery replacement doesn?t need to be expensive as you think it is. Why? There are actually a number of companies that sell replacement electric batteries for cars. You don?t need to necessarily buy replacement batteries from the manufacturer — in fact, one of the best ways to save money is to go to a company that sells tested, guaranteed replacement batteries.

The world may not be ready for cars that have cast away their hybrid batteries just yet. With a few more years of designing and tinkering, though, who knows what might be possible? In the meantime, know what your options are for replacement electric batteries for cars. It doesn?t need to be as expensive as you think!