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Are you sure your intuition about wireless charging for EVs is correct? Bjørn Nyland did a test of a wireless charging system vs a wired charging station, meas
by audunw 3y ago
Are you sure your intuition about wireless charging for EVs is correct?
Bjørn Nyland did a test of a wireless charging system vs a wired charging station, measuring at the power input to the charging station. If I remember correctly the wireless charging was actually more efficient. Now, they were clear that the wires charging station wasn’t an ideal scenario. Though I don’t remember the reason why.
The point is, wireless charging can be surprisingly efficient, and wired charging can have surprising inefficiency, to the point where the difference can be negligible in specific cases.
And I’m guessing that once the ball is rolling the efficiency of wireless charging will gradually creep up over time.
- 1970-01-01 3y agoWith new EV trucks having >100kw packs, and families with 2-4 drivers, yes it's a fair assumption to make. You're looking at a massive cost penalty by going wireless.