QOTD: Will Wireless EV Charging Ever Go Mainstream?
Porsche is promising wireless EV charging soon. Will it happen?
The technology has been talked about for years -- at least a decade if not longer -- yet it hasn't really caught on.
Porsche may or may not succeed -- but will the tech be widely available relatively soon? If Porsche makes it work, will it trickle down to other, less-expensive makes?
You guys know what to do. Sound off below.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Based on other wireless charging setups I've experienced, a better question is "should it go mainstream?" Based on said setups making whatever device they're charging hot as hell, I'd say that no, they shouldn't.
Some 8 million people die annually from use of fossil fuels, but feel free to blame EVs for nonexistent dangers. You really have your eyes on the ball.