Comment on Wireless EV charging hits 90% efficiency in Swiss real-world trials
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 15 hours agoWith a 50 kWh battery, that’s 5 kWh wasted per full charge or 90 cents at the average US electric rate just for being too lazy to plug in a cable.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
90 cents per charge? And no cable that you discover after you’ve pulled up to the charger is broken?
Seems like this will pay for itself in short order at fast charging stations.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 8 hours ago
That would require the car to have a fast charger on board. That’s a lot of extra cost and weight.
It would be much better to have a robotic connector that automatically connects to the car when you pull up to the charger.