Nikolas Tesla was obsessed with an idea of remote power delivery - similar to radio transmission from a central station and reception of the signal at individual location...

if his idea would have worked, the Tesla car would have been cool - you drive and are always in contact with power source, and never run out of juice... but...

this is just a wishful thinking...


PS. Was it Tesla's experiment in remote power distribution gone awry in Tunguss tundra in 1908?... hahaha