Wireless charging

[glenthompson]

Was watching the latest episode of Ask This Old House and they had a segment on wireless charging of EVs. They demonstrated the process with a Mach-E that was retrofitted with the necessary equipment. Once in position the car was being charged at 11kw. The model shown was a pad mounted on the ground in your garage or driveway. They showed a model that can be embedded in the concrete so it can be plowed in winter. They claim the cost is similar to other ESVEs. I think this is the company. Availability looks to be later this year.

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[Pioneer74]

Did they mention what the charging loss was? Wireless charging tends to be very inefficient.

 

[glenthompson]

Did they mention what the charging loss was? Wireless charging tends to be very inefficient.

They did not and I was curious about that too.

 

[RickMachE]

 

[Mach1E]

Will it cook any rats trying to get into your Mach E?

If so, bonus!!

I don’t really believe their efficiency claims though, would have to see an 3rd party independent test.

given this is a cell phone test, but the physics are the same:

 

[Guss-E 2021]

This video is from six months ago but at that time things looked pretty promising.

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