http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/ Engadget Comments for Plugless Power gearing up for production of its hands-free EV charging stations http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
Get out of the car and plug in a plug you lazy hippies!

Unless this is some kind of under-car rising contact system, this needs to be killed before it renders EV advantages nullified.]]>Dec 16th 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
hardly.

]]>Dec 16th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Actually, even 1% energy loss is about 200Wh of lost energy for a car with 20kWh total energy (and that is somewhere in the region of electric cars hitting streets the next couple of years).
So "efficiency of over 90%" IS hugely inefficient...]]>Dec 16th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
@harrykim23 Exactly not to mention reduced efficiency of the car due to lugging around a sizeable receiving coil that can handle the necessary current

So just plug in the damn car you lazy bastards]]>Dec 16th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
http://www.autofans.us/images/Volkswagen/2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen 1.jpg]]>Dec 16th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://bit.ly/6nnPY7]]>Dec 16th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
is that a new model car?]]>Dec 16th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
funny that they used the record holder for the most highway fuel efficient production car in America, that is not EV but diesel. ]]>Dec 16th 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Use ideas like this and EV cars suddenly could have a brilliant range]]>Dec 16th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
We just found out hands-free EV charging stations may cause cancer.]]>Dec 16th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/It's not an issue because it's inductive charging. There is no E-field, it's purely an H-field (magnetic).

Unless you're worried about the Earth's magnetic field you really shouldn't be worried about this.]]>Dec 16th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/And the same thing on the powerline issue. People concerned about high voltage lines (from a field emissions perspective) don't understand physics.

1- The fields fall off 1/R^2 so by the time it gets more than a few feet away the field strength is negligible.

2- The radiation of said fields is non-ionizing and is just as likely to cause cancer as lightning, cell towers, wifi routers, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, or cordless drills. (i.e. impossible as the particles don't have enough energy to cause cellular damage vs. the typical high energy ionizing radiation seen in things like solar flares or nuclear blasts).]]>Dec 16th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/And how do you think is this H-field created? It's an electro-magnet in there, so you bet there is an E-field. And a whopping strong one to boot, if you want to get any kind of meaningful charge into your car (meaningful in percent of the total energy stored by the batteries).
So thanks, but no thanks, I prefer the "conventional" way of charging my car...]]>Dec 16th 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
I think the average idiot can probably easily handle a 3 phase charging cord. If they can plug in a lamp, they can plug in and charge the EV. Yes, it is a bigger cord. Yes, it handles more current.

It would be easy to idiot proof the cord so it is not live at 240V (or whatever) until the plug was firmly seated in the socket.

Inductive charging in your garage? Pointless. Inductive charging at 65 mph in the EV-only lane on the freeway? Priceless]]>Dec 16th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
We have seen countless "average consumers" mangle cables and even run into charging stations in their own garages. You would be surprised to see how the average joe can destroy their own property by accident, not to mention what happens with public parking lots, ice/snow, public streets, vandals, gum in sockets, the elderly, vandals, etc. Imagine the extra cost of repairing or pulling gum from hundreds of charging sockets all over san francisco.

You are right, at first glance it isn't a huge inconvenience to plug in at night. We have done the research and witnessed countless consumers simply forget, for whatever reason, to plug in when they arrive home from work or an errand. It isn't a good user experience when you get up in the morning and realize that you don't have enough juice to get to work. You cant just gas up on the way to work.

Remember, technology infrastructure builds very slowly for masses. I will be pretty hard to get your dream wireless charging highway if people don't even accept inductive home charging.
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Out of curiosity, how do you plan on sticking gum in a live socket with your fingers?]]>Dec 16th 2009 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 18th 2009 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/
Why would I spend money on this, when it takes only a second to plug in a high-amperage power cable?]]>Dec 16th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.yokohamaliving.com/2009/05/15/better-place-battery-swap-station-in-yokohama/]]>Dec 16th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 16th 2009 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 18th 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/plugless-power-gearing-up-for-production-of-its-hands-free-ev-ch/Dec 17th 2009 4:44PM