Charging Cars on the Fly

Hevo Power’s street charging stations for electric vehicles

Innovator: Jeremy McCool
Age: 33
Title: Chief executive officer of two-year-old New York-based startup Hevo Power

Form and function: A manhole-cover-size charging station that can be embedded in the street. The plate uses the electromagnetic spectrum to wirelessly recharge the battery of a receiver-equipped electric vehicle parked above it.