Jaguar Ipace charging on an induction loop!

[stoatsngroats]

On test in Norway, from Bjorn Nyland, a YouTuber who has done many tests, including range tests.
Here
This could be a great way to go for those who are not able to charge on a driveway.

 

[MrGrumpy]

On test in Norway, from Bjorn Nyland, a YouTuber who has done many tests, including range tests.
Here
This could be a great way to go for those who are not able to charge on a driveway.

Interesting, I’ve raised this before.

 

[HMS_Dave]

Very interesting...

On the picture there, it could well be used in the "A pavement parking odyssey" Thread...

 

[Drago]

Its not great at all. Its about 50% the efficiency of charging with a cable.

Now, people buy these cars because they like to pretend that raping the planet for resources, refining lithium from lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide (one of the most polluting and respurce intensive industrial processes known to man), building a car and shipping it halfway round a planet makes them somehow "green".

Well, using twice as much electricity to charge the damn thing is hardly a good thing in pursuit of a green goal, although it is jolly convenient.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Its not great at all. Its about 50% the efficiency of charging with a cable.

Now, people buy these cars because they like to pretend that raping the planet for resources, refining lithium from lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide (one of the most polluting and respurce intensive industrial processes known to man), building a car and shipping it halfway round a planet makes them somehow "green".

Well, using twice as much electricity to charge the damn thing is hardly a good thing in pursuit of a green goal, although it is jolly convenient.

Plus every car would need induction coils and relevant circuitry fitted in order to convert the electromagnetic field back into electricity to charge the batteries. The closer to the ground the better due to inverse square law, but that then increases the risk of damage from road debris. You’d also be carrying around all that extra weight which would reduce the vehicle range.

 

[figbat]

Perhaps a car set up for inductive charging could have a drop-down pad to improve inductive coupling? You park up, enable charge mode and leave the car - the pad drops from under the car and touches the ground, significantly improving connectivity. When you return you unlock the car and get ready to drive off - the car automatically withdraws the pad and off you go. Maybe?