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Porsche puts wireless EV charging into production

100 points · 107 comments · cisc

1970-01-01 · 1789912115 · focus · HN ↗
This is something that isn't going to work for two practical reasons:
1. Losses remain very high for daily use.
2. Nobody is going to spend to install these propriety chargers except for millionaires that don't care about the costs.
This isn't a luxury charger; it is an exotic charger.
1. [deleted] · 1789916814 · focus · HN ↗
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2. cisc · 1789932901 · focus · HN ↗
  > Losses remain very high for daily use.
  It's about the same as wired AC charging:
  <a href="https://insideevs.com/features/711659/ev-charger-efficiency-losses/" rel="nofollow">https://insideevs.com/features/711659/ev-charger-efficiency-...
3. jerlam · 1790108610 · focus · HN ↗
  A Porsche owner is not likely to be concerned about these items.
4. scottyah · 1790109337 · focus · HN ↗
  Tesla still has their patents open for anyone to use, I'll bet it'd work out like the NACS chargers.
5. robrain · 1790109872 · focus · HN ↗
  1. No, losses similar to cable charging, ie cents per charge impact. People lose more by leaving their roof rack/bike rack on year round, I suspect.
  2. Nobody is going to buy these cars except for millionaires (and delusional credit-hounds), so that's not a problem either.
  It might not work for you, and that's cool, but for someone spending that much on a car it's just a small percentage increase in lease payments. And on the Porsche they might have spent as much on a custom colour as on this item.
6. m463 · 1790139650 · focus · HN ↗
  porsche owners routinely spend > $1k for leather dashboard stitching.

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