Japanese city to pioneer car charging at traffic lights.

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1. The universities of Tokyo and Chiba are doing the trial with nine companies, including Japanese tire maker Bridgeston and real estate group Mitsui Fudosan.

   The idea is to put a wire coil in the road surface in front of traffic lights so cars can charge when they’re red.

   The theory is that a 10-second charge will let a typical EV travel one extra kilometre.