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Actually there's a picture I came across yesterday where the 120V charging cable is routed through the duct next to the charging port -- presumably to reach whatever device is sitting underneath the car to pick up the inductive charge.
I personally think these would be fine at 1.5 kW -- I'd love to pull into my parking spot at work and be automatically connected for 8+ hours. Or airport garage. Train station. Etc. Plenty of applications even at 1.5 kW.
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You're probably right. I doubted the car was actually charging when I heard the guy say it would "charge in the same amount of time as if it were plugged in" which, at up to 16 kW, I found dubious. I had to listen a second time to hear him say 1.5 kW which is more reasonable.
Not sure if this has been posted before but eCoupled just anounced a wireless charger for the Roadster. I am not sure if you can actually purchase it just yet, but what an insanely cool concept.
Can you image a Tron like blue glowing ring parking space at the mall, or even better in your garage!
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/01/eco...esla-roadster/
The cool factor is off the charts on this...wow!
Actually, what got me was a comment somewhere about theft. Makes perfect sense for public charging stations - far less vulnerable to copper thieves if they can slightly bury or seal off the ground coils.
Personally I find the efficiency loss to be "un-cool".Originally Posted by tep1
Would rather go conductive to make sure more excited electrons get into the car.
I tend to agree. It's definitely not cool (or needed) for use in your garage. The only place where I support this in for on-street parking where trailing cables are not practical.
Some are claiming 90% efficiency which I'm not sure they've actually demonstrated (depending on proximity). But imagine charging at 16 kW with 1.6 kW of energy lost to the air around the car...
I'd rather just plug in an EV myself but this could have applications in parking lots/garages where vandalism would be an issue.
Here it is from Engadget:
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"Until we see every car on the road being electric, we will not stop." - Elon Musk
They must have removed the GFI plug from the end of the cable to get it through that hole. Do they drive around with the connector dangling out the side of the car???
Source for the photo ? Does it come with an explanation/article ?
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