PCCA Journal 1st Quarter 2014 - page 33

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ireless charg-
ing systems for
electric vehicles
(EVs) offer sev-
eral advantages
over conventional plug-in technology,
foremost among them unparalleled con-
venience for EV owners. Until recently,
these systems were in the R&D and pilot
stages only, but now products have be-
gun to reach the market, and several ma-
jor EV manufacturers have plans to offer
models with wireless charging capability
in the 2015-2016 timeframe. According
to a new report from Navigant Research,
worldwide sales of wireless EV charging
systems will grow from a few hundred in
2014 to nearly 302,000 by 2022.
“Although some in the industry re-
main unconvinced that wireless charging
will ever be more than a small niche
market, it’s clear that major automak-
ers have concluded that this technology
could be a differentiator in a crowded EV
market,” said Richard Martin, editorial
director with Navigant Research. “Fea-
tures once considered luxury items, such
as power windows and automatic garage
door openers, tend to spread, over time,
across all vehicle segments—and that is
likely to apply to wireless charging, as
well.”
Several developments in 2013 sig-
naled the beginning of a new phase in
this emerging market, according to the
report. Bosch announced a sales and dis-
tribution agreement with Evatran, maker
of the Plugless Power system, with
products scheduled to reach the market
in the first quarter of 2014. Also, the So-
ciety of Automotive Engineers (SAE) said
that its Wireless Power Transfer Task
Force for vehicles has agreed on a stan-
dard frequency for wireless EV charging,
reducing the possibility of a standards
battle among competing vendors.
An executive summary of the report
is available for free download on the
Navigant Research website,
.
navigantresearch.com/research/wireless-
charging-systems-for-electric-vehicles.
Growth Forecasted for Wireless EV Charging Systems
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