This is not a bad idea, but sand, you're a regular and should have known that this idea had already been suggested, here. I even mentioned in my comment the idea of using induction. Anyway, it might be doable, but it would be expensive to set up and might become obsolete rather soon. In the near term, hybrids will continue to provide long range capability. Eventually, improvements in batteries may make them unnecessary. Still, your idea might get done. It might make sense to install inductors along bus routes to enable buses to work like electric trolleys. Passenger cars could then be designed to tap into the system. An inductive charger would be useful for cars anyway as it would allow you to charge your car while it's parked without having to manually plug it in. You could put an inductive charger in your garage and they could be installed in parking lots, etc.

I apologize if I repeated the suggestion. I was unaware of a previous post on the matter. The problem still remains, I believe, for a high energy charge in a brief contact.

Although I agree that this would work and may be necessary, I think the expense and difficulty of setting up would outweigh any benefits.

The simplicity of just plugging your car in at night easily beats having to add sections of lane, hire toll attendants (or maintain kiosks), with a probable recharge time not less than five minutes, you'll need a five-mile inductor lane minimum. And what about when someone breaks down in that lane? Yes, you could forget to plug in, but then you'd go to the battery-switch station.

Also, because roads are public, you'd need government involvement, and maybe even the government would operate these. I believe government employees are overpaid and underworked because there's no watchdog of a profit/loss statements. I know a guy that gets paid $40/hour to hold a 'SLOW' sign all summer. He's in college for engineering. Won't he be surprised.