IAV Automotive Engineering out of Germany has recently secured an impressive patent for their electric vehicle wireless road charging system. That’s right, it magically beams energy to your electric car.

The technology would work by installing electrical conductors into rodas. These conductors would generate magnetic fields which charge an electric vehicle’s battery as it drives. RFID tags would mark your electric car and keep track of how much energy you use so you can be billed appropriately.

If this works as described, this could spell disaster for all the companies scrambling to establish battery charging and swapping station infrastructures.

The IAV electric car charging system would not only eliminate any concerns about range anxiety not to mention that the whole system is resistant to weather and mechanical wear as well as having the ability to charge vehicles traveling at high speeds or even while parked.

So far, test at IAV are showing an impressive 90% efficiency of energy transfer from conductors to vehicles. The conductors also have sensors that detect when a vehicle is near and only operate when necessary.

IAV expects that this technology will be commercially available within three years.

This week at the New York Auto Show Mitsubishi made the announcement that they would assist in building a state-wide charging network for electric cars in Oregon.

Mitsubishi Motors North America CEO Shinichi Kurihara announced the commitment the same morning that it was announced that the Mitsubishi iMiEV would be coming to the United States.

Mitsubishi’s contribution will come in the form of input to state while it builds the electric vehicle charging stations.

This makes the second partnership for the state of Oregon’s EV charging station project. Nissan was in Portland last Monday with a prototype of a 2010 electric car which is expected to be sold this year.

Forsaken gas stations in London may be going from gassy to green this year thanks to Evoasis. The company recently announced its intention to transform the stations from gas pumps to slick new high-speed electric vehicle recharging stations.

Recharge times for electric cars will be approximately 20 minutes and, in the case of the first station, will include 12 charging spots. They will include a lounge that will sell food and drink to the waiting customers. This first of six such stations will go up on Grosvenor Road.

Evoasis is also looking to work with Tesco and the Westminster council to provide stand-alone charging points.

Geoff Hoon, Britain’s transport minister, recently stated that since 2004 almost 5,000 electric vehicles have been registered for the road with 1,322 coming from last year.