Could wireless charging be the key to boosting the popularity of electric cars?

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Could wireless charging be the key to boosting the popularity of electric cars?

Published: 26 Dec 2012 at 15.55
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As the name suggests, wireless charging allows current to pass to a battery without a physical connection; the technology is already appearing in smartphones and other mobile devices and there are great hopes that it will offer a boost to consumers' adoption of electric cars.

Carmakers are searching for ways of addressing customers' fears over electric vehicle range anxiety. ©-Markus- /Shutterstock.com

Pike Research estimates that sales of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles could surpass 280,000 by 2020 as carmakers look for ways of addressing customers' fears over electric vehicle range anxiety -- that is, running out of power and being stranded miles away from their destination.

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Discussion 1 : 27 Dec 2012 at 21.521
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In Israel there is also a smart system called “Better Place”. It changes automatically your batteries in 5 minutes! You arrived at the station, you put your car at the appropriate place and you leave with a full capacity battery. It does not take more time than to fill up a gas tank and you pay nothing! The electricity is free. It is included in a global contract for an affordable price. This system works at this time with Renault Fluence ZE (Zero Emission). It could be better than the wireless system because it takes less time to full up your battery. Better Place plan to launch their system in the USA and Europe soon. Other countries, i
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