Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted September 9, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted September 9, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Tesla patents an easier way to charge its EVs US electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla looks set to introduce wireless charging, according to a recently filed patent. Spotted by X (formerly This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up ) user the patent for a wireless charger was filed with the World Intellectual Property Organisation and published last week. The wireless charging technology is reportedly set to be supported by Tesla’s upcoming robotaxi, which may wear the Cybercab name. Tesla says the robotaxi, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , will be its first fully autonomous vehicle, driving occupants on its own without any human input to its controls. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . Sorry for spoiler, but it looks like the #Robotaxi will adopt a WIRELESS CHARGING system. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up .com/rdT300NKzQ— SETI Park (@seti_park) September 7, 2024 The patent shows a pad on the ground connected to a wall outlet, which an EV stops above to receive charge – provided it has the necessary hardware to support it. Such technology would prove beneficial for Tesla’s robotaxi, allowing the autonomous vehicle to operate with even less human input by not requiring someone to manually plug it in to charge. While the technology had been kept quiet by Tesla until now, the company acquired ******* wireless EV charging specialist Wiferion in August last year for US$76 million (A$113.6 million) before selling it only a handful of months later. The company also made highly publicised layoffs across its Supercharger fast charging network division This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , though it’s not known if this was linked to the development of the wireless technology. Camera IconSupplied Credit: CarExpert Tesla isn’t the only carmaker which has invested in wireless EV charging. Hyundai’s luxury offshoot Genesis had gone as far as rolling out wireless charging infrastructure throughout South Korea before reportedly This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . In the South Korean carmaker’s case, its chargers could provide up to 11kW of power but would only work when the car’s charge coils and the wireless charging pad were perfectly aligned. Back in 2018, BMW introduced the technology in its 530e iPerformance PHEV (plug-in hybrid), though it’s not yet been widely rolled out. MORE: This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up MORE: This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Tesla #patents #easier #charge #EVs This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/121757-tesla-patents-an-easier-way-to-charge-its-evs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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