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Porsche puts wireless EV charging into production

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  1. 1970-01-01 · · 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. robrain · · 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.

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