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No plugs needed: How wireless charging could set electric cars free

The rise of wireless charging for electric cars means you may never have to worry about plugging in again

By Michael Le Page

13 February 2019

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Back to the pad: Qualcomm’s wireless electric charging system

Qualcomm

ELECTRIC cars have several advantages over gas guzzlers, but having to plug them in every day isn’t one of them. The good news is that you may not need to – all electric cars could soon come with wireless chargers.

“I won’t buy a car I have to plug in again,” says engineer Olaf Simon, who organised a trial of wireless charging in Berlin, Germany. “Wireless charging is so convenient.”

In fact, this type of charging may offer more than just greater convenience, it could be the technology we need to…

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