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by Cyph0n 2861 days ago
No, the current passes through the coil, and the coil has no physical contact with the vehicle.

Look up inductive coupling. The basic idea is that a changing (AC) current in a conductor generates a changing magnetic field (Ampere's law). This changing magnetic field then induces a voltage in the second conductor (Faraday's law). This is the principle behind how transformers work.