Tesla has patented a wi-fi EV charging system, indicating that the corporate is making ready to commercialize tech that is been hinting at for years as a potential addition to its electrical automobiles.
A patent submitting was noticed by Twitter (now often known as X) person SETI Park. It was filed by Tesla Feb. 2 and printed by the World Mental Property Group (WIPO) Sept. 6. It discusses a type of inductive charging, wherein electrical energy is transmitted from a coil linked to an influence supply to at least one on an electrical automobile, that’s the most typical present methodology of wi-fi charging.
Mannequin S wi-fi charging pad
Tesla first teased wi-fi charging throughout a March 2023 presentation to buyers, exhibiting what seemed to be a wi-fi charging pad beneath a garage-parked Mannequin S in a single presentation slide.
Tesla didn’t touch upon when or even when it might supply wi-fi charging to EV homeowners on the time, however just some months later, fanatic media observed that the automaker appeared to have acquired German wi-fi charging agency Wiferion. Once more, Tesla did not publicly touch upon its acquisition of the Wiferion or any wi-fi charging plans that may allow, however final December chief design officer Franz von Holzhausen confirmed to Jay Leno that the corporate is actively engaged on the tech.
Tesla Mannequin 3 geared up with WiTricity wi-fi charging system
Wi-fi charging has a comfort issue that will win over would-be EV homeowners, as drivers needn’t keep in mind to plug in each evening; they’re merely prompted to park the automobile centered over a charging pad. Thus far, although, WiTricity is the one firm supplying the tech in an original-equipment, passenger-vehicle, personal-use utility outdoors of China—on the South Korean-market Genesis GV60.
For Tesla, wi-fi charging might additionally enhance the uptime for self-driving automobiles, such because the revenue-generating robotaxis Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to pursue.Â
