Upright, corded charger elimination in the future is possible
Photo Credit: Mark Turnauckas
Volvo is currently working on developing a new technology that allows you to park your electric car over a special parking spot that will automatically charge it while you shop, eat or do whatever.
The electric car chargers would be built in-ground in parking spots, so when your vehicle is parked over it, it’s just a few inches shy from the bottom of your car.
Without getting all technical about how this actually charges your electric car, using an electromagnetic field, energy is transferred between the charger and your car’s battery. Induction coils are used to create and pick up electrical energy from the electromagnetic field, thus charging your battery.
This emerging technology is still in its infancy, and being tested with prototypes, but if all goes well, could possibly lead to the elimination of the upright chargers that are currently being used for electric car charging.
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