Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said it is testing wireless charging technology for electric vehicles in urban areas to see its potential. Over the next three years, stations in Gothenburg will wirelessly charge Volvo XC40 Recharge electric vehicles operated by taxi company Cabonline.
Charging stations for this testing program are provided by Momentum Dynamics, a supplier of wireless electric vehicle charging systems.
Wireless charging starts automatically when the electric vehicle is parked above the charging pad built into the roadway. The charging station located under the road surface sends energy, which is captured by the receiving unit of the electric vehicle.
The chargers will provide more than 40kW of power to the Volvo XC40 Recharge electric vehicles, charging batteries almost four times faster than an 11kW AC wired charger and comparable to a 50kW fast DC wired charger.
As part of the wireless charging trial, Volvo-branded taxis will operate 12 hours a day, driving around 100,000 km a year. Thus, Volvo Cars will also use this program as the first endurance test of its electric vehicles in a commercial use case.
Headquartered in Torsland, Sweden, owned by the Chinese conglomerate Geely Holding Group, Volvo Cars has made great strides in electrification in recent years. It plans to become an all-electric brand by 2030.
To implement this plan, Volvo Cars creates the necessary production infrastructure. In particular, plans were announced to build jointly with Northvolt in Thorsland, on the outskirts of Gothenburg, a battery plant with a total capacity of 50 GWh per year. The volume of investments in this enterprise is estimated at 3.28 billion dollars.
Source: ixbt
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