Just Park And Leave, Wireless Charging For Electric Cars To Become Standard In China
wireless charging for electric vehicles is a thing and is coming to China soon. The wireless charging mechanism that China is looking to introduce on its turf is based on WiTricity Technology. On May 6 the China Electricity Council CEC announced a set of national standards for electric vehicle wireless charging.
As the use of electric vehicles grows in countries across the world, there will be an inevitable lack of charging infrastructure to charge all of the EVs in peak hours. So how about switching from a cable based charging mechanism to a completely wireless charging that can easily be fit in any parking space. As outlandish as it may sound, wireless charging for electric vehicles is a thing and is coming to China soon.
The wireless charging mechanism that China is looking to introduce on its turf is based on WiTricity Technology. On May 6, the China Electricity Council (CEC), announced a set of national standards for electric vehicle wireless charging. As per CEC, WiTricity¡¯s patented technology is ¡°foundational to the Chinese national standard (called GB standard) for wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging ratified and published by the China Electricity Council (CEC) on April 28, 2020 and announced on May 6, 2020.¡±
WiTricity Wireless Charging
WiTricity claims that the magnetic resonance technology used in its wireless EV charging is able to deliver the same power, efficiency and charge rate as conventional plug-in charging methods without any compromises.
While focussing on WiTricity¡¯s technology, the CEC also mentioned how crucial it is to have a standardised network of wireless chargers. ¡°Standardisation is critical to large-scale deployment of wireless charging for Electric Vehicles (EVs), both in China and around the world, allowing any equipped EV to use any standard wireless charger," China Electricity Council (CEC) said in a release.
The GB standards mentioned above have been defined by a GB standard committee, which ultimately decides on the technology that the Chinese automakers as well as their Tier 1 suppliers should use for enabling wireless charging on their EVs.
WiTricity Wireless Charging
The standard in place now ensures that charging infrastructure in China, for both public and private EVs, is equipped with standard wireless charging equipment for all.
Alex Gruzen, WiTricity CEO, realises the importance, saying ¡°China is the world¡¯s largest EV market, the global EV trend setter, and a key market for WiTricity. Following our close work with CEC, CATARC and CEPRI, we¡¯re thrilled that GB standard is published, creating a clear path for automakers and their Tier 1 suppliers in China to implement wireless charging.¡±
As EV adoption increases across the globe, wireless charging will become more of a necessity than an option. Since fleets of EVs are to be used in several future applications like robotaxis and delivery vans, wireless charging market is expected to grow from USD 7.0 million in 2019, to USD 172.6 million by 2025. A research by VinZ highlights the figures, mentioning a CAGR of 59.9% during the forecast period (2020¨C2025).
