Kia Motors and Mojo Mobility have been awarded a funding grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies (VT) program to research and develop a system capable of fast charging an electric vehicle wirelessly. While Mojo Mobility’s existing product line covers…
Brusa, a major supplier of electric car charging units to OEM automakers, has just licensed WiTricity’s patent portfolio. WiTricity makes technology for wireless charging of devices – like cell phones – to “cut the charging cord”. Supposedly the company founder had a Eureka Moment one night when his cell phone…
Normally I cover Lord Drayson on ElectricRaceNews, because his company is developing an electric race car, but their electric race car program is meant to explore electric vehicle technology, including wireless charging technology. Their idea is for race tracks to have wireless charging pads scattered around the track, with electric…
