Charging is part of the problem
I disagree. One of the biggest problems with electric cars is the time needed to charge the battery. If has to be done at a "gas station" when you run low, then the process needs to take just minutes. If it can be done during the day while you're spending hours at work, shopping, etc., then it doesn't need to happen as quickly. Inductive charging seems like it will waste a lot of power in transferring the charge, but it does eliminate the need to plug in a cable.