Wireless EV charging? Here's how e-transport will look like in 10 years
wireless EV charging is close, but there are challenges to be overcome to get there.
Picture the scene: you're driving your electric vehicle to the shops and notice the battery is running low.
Not to worry. You park in an available bay, and while you shop for groceries and have a cappuccino, your car is charging. No cable, no worries. The entire process is automated.
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Thanks to recent advancements in wireless power transfer research, it has become feasible to charge EVs without the need for a cable, just like the wireless chargers already in use for smartphones.
This is the future of EVs. And it's not far away.
Far from former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's fear that EVs could «end the weekend», Christmas holidays at the beach in the near future could benefit from built-in wireless charging infrastructure on the highways you take to get there.
This will allow you to charge your EV while travelling on the road, known as dynamic wireless charging.
Most EVs today can travel more than 300 kilometres on a single charge — further than most people will need for day-to-day use, but not far enough when you're embarking on a longer journey.
But with dynamic wireless charging technology integrated into highway infrastructure, range anxiety will no longer be something you'll have to think about.
You also won't have to buy a more expensive EV with a bigger battery capable of covering hundreds of kilometres — batteries being the most expensive part of an EV — when your average daily travel distance is just a few tens of kilometres.
The extensive list of EV benefits is quite appealing — not least how they can help
