Is charging wirelessly less efficient or take more time? - Mark
Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Oct 3, 2019, at 2:59 PM, Peter C. Thompson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > For other devices that charge wirelessly, check out Witricity.com. I used to > work for a competitor of theirs.... > > Cheers, Peter > >> On 10/3/19 11:57 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: >> >> Last Tuesday when I swung by to check-out the new >> San Antonio SuperEVSE ... >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVangel-about-San-Antonio-TX-Tesla-Supercharger-site-Watt-me-worry-tp4695295.html >> EVangel-about: San_Antonio-TX Tesla Supercharger site ... (Watt-me-worry) >> >> Just before I ended my chat with the Tesla EV drivers, a >> white pick-up truck (ice) pulled up in front of the visiting >> San_Diego Tesla-3 EV (it had vendor/contractor markings like >> it worked for the city, looking similar to >> https://s.hdnux.com/photos/71/35/45/15063406/3/1024x1024.jpg >> ) >> >> With the truck driver's his arm stretched out as to point to the Tesla >> EVs, the truck driver yelled out asking 'You heard about the Tesla >> police car that couldn't do a high speed chase ... >> >> The two EV drivers were take back from responding, but >> since I had already posted this: >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Change-PD-policy2-80SOC-shift-beginning-Tesla-Pursuit-cut-short-tp4695194.html >> >> I quickly yelled back, 'I know all about this ... The >> problem wasn't the Tesla. >> It was the officers not plugging it in (I wanted to >> elaborate like, 'You know, you don't go out on a job >> when you need to fill your truck's tank first' ... but I could >> see I'd lose his short-attention-span, so I didn't). >> >> I did end the answer with a cell phone analogy he likely >> could have related to. I said, 'There is a way to not have >> to plug it in.' Pointing to the Tesla-3 EV's hood, 'You >> can mount a device, so that when you park your car, it >> charges automatically from underneath, >> https://www.google.com/search?q=wireless+charging+tesla >> like the way a phone wirelessly charges. >> https://www.powermat.com/technology/compatible-phones/ >> >> The guy sort of understood that, but his face still wanted >> to continue the 'EVs don't work' attitude his hate-talk-radio >> program had spewed. He pulled his arm in, about to leave >> saying, 'So, they didn't plugin it in' ... >> (It seemed he got the message that the humans have to >> do their part). >> >> At least this was a better statement (more the truth) than >> back in the 1990-2000's when automakers were pushing >> hybrids (hevs) saying 'you never need to plug them in'. >> The truck driver could have said, 'You still have-to >> plug them in ...'. >> After 30 years, perhaps that is a little progress from way >> back then. >> >> IMO, this newsitem was spread too far and wide >> https://www.google.com/search?q=Fremont+Police+Department+tesla >> to not be the work of the anti-EV koch-kool-aid machine. >> >> https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/29/fremont-police-department-pushes-back-about-tesla-low-battery-fud/ >> A push-back news item ... loosely translated says, >> “Can everyone please calm down?” ... >> >> Anyone wanting to suggest to Fremont PD to use wireless charging >> to offset officers not plugging in, and since it is an 85 to change PD >> policy to not take it out unless it is 80% charged (80%SOC) can >> find their pr person contact info on >> https://www.fremontpolice.org/index.aspx?NID=170 >> >> >> https://www.pluglesspower.com/learn/wireless-ev-charging-works-tesla-model-s/ >> ... >> https://www.google.com/search?q=inductive+charging+tesla >> >> >> >> >> For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: >> http://evdl.org/ >> >> >> {brucedp.neocities.org} >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
