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Nage Waza · 05-14-2017, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

I think this is the biggest issue with wireless charging:

https://faculty.washington.edu/dwhm/...orth-the-cost/

That is a lot of waste. Unless they can get it down to about 5% loss, or we get nuclear fusion worknig, I'm not sure this is a good idea.

I own an electric car, and plug it in pretty much daily at my office. At home, I plug it in on occasion. Every electric car owner recognizes the (minimal) effort it takes to plug in the car, a task ICE owners don't have (never mind gas station trips). Purchasing a wireless charger for work or home eliminates the single electric car hassle. Wireless is a big deal. It is a matter of time before I buy one or two, and don't have a good reason why I haven't.

My level 2 wired charger at home cost about $2,000, the price has dropped over the last few years, as will the wireless. Don't be surprised if wireless becomes standard.

The parasitic load on your house is a significant portion of your power use, as is the gas to heat your home when you are out, the gas used to drive to the gas station, it goes on and on. Put a device behind your DVR to see how much power those suckers are pulling, you would be disgusted.

Absolutely, there is some power loss associated with a wireless charger, but there is line loss in every single electronic device you own. Our waste is high, in general, across the board.

If I lose (with current technology, based on your quote) 12%, that is 12% on about $20/month in electric charges it takes to drive my car. In other words, $2.40/month for a significant pain in the but to go away. This is literally, a kWh/day.

I often laugh at these articles.