Very impressive! Is that 92-93% as efficient as wired chargers.(Sorry, I’m just not up on efficiency numbers).
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Oct 4, 2019, at 9:05 AM, Peter C. Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > They have chargers that can operate up to 11 kW, and effeciencies around 92 > to 93%. If I remember correctly, BMW is using this charger for some high-end > EVs. Not sure who Daimler is going with. > > Cheers! > >> On 10/3/19 5:38 PM, Mark Abramowitz wrote: >> Is charging wirelessly less efficient or take more time? >> >> - Mark >> >> Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone >> >>> On Oct 3, 2019, at 2:59 PM, Peter C. Thompson via EV <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> For other devices that charge wirelessly, check out Witricity.com. I used >>> to work for a competitor of theirs.... >>> >>> Cheers, Peter >>> >>>> On 10/3/19 11:57 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: >>>> >>>> Last Tuesday when I swung by to check-out the new >>>> San Antonio SuperEVSE ... >>>> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVangel-about-San-Antonio-TX-Tesla-Supercharger-site-Watt-me-worry-tp4695295.html >>>> EVangel-about: San_Antonio-TX Tesla Supercharger site ... (Watt-me-worry) >>>> >>>> Just before I ended my chat with the Tesla EV drivers, a >>>> white pick-up truck (ice) pulled up in front of the visiting >>>> San_Diego Tesla-3 EV (it had vendor/contractor markings like >>>> it worked for the city, looking similar to >>>> https://s.hdnux.com/photos/71/35/45/15063406/3/1024x1024.jpg >>>> ) >>>> >>>> With the truck driver's his arm stretched out as to point to the Tesla >>>> EVs, the truck driver yelled out asking 'You heard about the Tesla >>>> police car that couldn't do a high speed chase ... >>>> >>>> The two EV drivers were take back from responding, but >>>> since I had already posted this: >>>> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Change-PD-policy2-80SOC-shift-beginning-Tesla-Pursuit-cut-short-tp4695194.html >>>> >>>> I quickly yelled back, 'I know all about this ... The >>>> problem wasn't the Tesla. >>>> It was the officers not plugging it in (I wanted to >>>> elaborate like, 'You know, you don't go out on a job >>>> when you need to fill your truck's tank first' ... but I could >>>> see I'd lose his short-attention-span, so I didn't). >>>> >>>> I did end the answer with a cell phone analogy he likely >>>> could have related to. I said, 'There is a way to not have >>>> to plug it in.' Pointing to the Tesla-3 EV's hood, 'You >>>> can mount a device, so that when you park your car, it >>>> charges automatically from underneath, >>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=wireless+charging+tesla >>>> like the way a phone wirelessly charges. >>>> https://www.powermat.com/technology/compatible-phones/ >>>> >>>> The guy sort of understood that, but his face still wanted >>>> to continue the 'EVs don't work' attitude his hate-talk-radio >>>> program had spewed. He pulled his arm in, about to leave >>>> saying, 'So, they didn't plugin it in' ... >>>> (It seemed he got the message that the humans have to >>>> do their part). >>>> >>>> At least this was a better statement (more the truth) than >>>> back in the 1990-2000's when automakers were pushing >>>> hybrids (hevs) saying 'you never need to plug them in'. >>>> The truck driver could have said, 'You still have-to >>>> plug them in ...'. >>>> After 30 years, perhaps that is a little progress from way >>>> back then. >>>> >>>> IMO, this newsitem was spread too far and wide >>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=Fremont+Police+Department+tesla >>>> to not be the work of the anti-EV koch-kool-aid machine. >>>> >>>> https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/29/fremont-police-department-pushes-back-about-tesla-low-battery-fud/ >>>> A push-back news item ... loosely translated says, >>>> “Can everyone please calm down?” ... >>>> >>>> Anyone wanting to suggest to Fremont PD to use wireless charging >>>> to offset officers not plugging in, and since it is an 85 to change PD >>>> policy to not take it out unless it is 80% charged (80%SOC) can >>>> find their pr person contact info on >>>> https://www.fremontpolice.org/index.aspx?NID=170 >>>> >>>> >>>> https://www.pluglesspower.com/learn/wireless-ev-charging-works-tesla-model-s/ >>>> ... >>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=inductive+charging+tesla >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: >>>> http://evdl.org/ >>>> >>>> >>>> {brucedp.neocities.org} >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >>>> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >>>> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >>>> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >>>> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >>> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >>> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >>> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
