Disclosure, I work for Plugless, the world's first wireless EV charger for sale to EV drivers. I'll keep it quick. We began trials in 2011 at Google, Hertz, UC Davis, SAP and other partners across the country. We began selling our 3.3kW charger to LEAF and Volt owners in early 2014 and later than year to ELR owners. Our 6.6kW Plugless systems for Tesla S and BMW i3 are months away. The stats that this thread seem most interested in - we're ~7% less efficient than level 1 (standard plug) charging and ~12% less efficient than Level 2 (240v, 30A) corded chargers.
You should not believe me. You should believe Idaho National Laboratories which conducted more than 8,700 separate tests on Plugless - our data is comparing our efficiency on those tests versus the countless tests they have done on corded chargers. http://avt.inl.gov/evse.shtml - note: we are the only WEVC system with published 3rd-party data (a requirement of INL...and it was important to us too).
It should also be noted we have been on the Clemson team (we are Evatran, makers of Plugless).
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Disclosure, I work for Plugless, the world's first wireless EV charger for sale to EV drivers. I'll keep it quick. We began trials in 2011 at Google, Hertz, UC Davis, SAP and other partners across the country. We began selling our 3.3kW charger to LEAF and Volt owners in early 2014 and later than year to ELR owners. Our 6.6kW Plugless systems for Tesla S and BMW i3 are months away. The stats that this thread seem most interested in - we're ~7% less efficient than level 1 (standard plug) charging and ~12% less efficient than Level 2 (240v, 30A) corded chargers. You should not believe me. You should believe Idaho National Laboratories which conducted more than 8,700 separate tests on Plugless - our data is comparing our efficiency on those tests versus the countless tests they have done on corded chargers. http://avt.inl.gov/evse.shtml - note: we are the only WEVC system with published 3rd-party data (a requirement of INL...and it was important to us too). It should also be noted we have been on the Clemson team (we are Evatran, makers of Plugless).