WAVE Charging, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ideanomics (IDEX), provided an update on its 500kW ultra-fast wireless charging system developed in conjunction with Cummins and the US Department of Energy. This wireless charging system fully charged a class 8 electric truck in less than 15 minutes in a previously announced series of successful tests, heralding a future where fleet operators could realize near continuous electric vehicle uptime. To illustrate the speed and power of this technology, a typical household in the United States uses approximately 30kWh of electricity per day. A 500kW charger could theoretically supply a day’s worth of energy to a home in just 3.6 minutes, or provide a full day’s worth of energy to 400 homes. And this energy is transmitted wirelessly at a comparable level of efficiency to wired charging. WAVE has continued development work on the system and work toward its deployment. In partnership with Cummins (CMI), Venture Logistics, and the US Department of Energy it plans to deploy and demonstrate the 500kW wireless inductive charger to move cargo at a Venture Logistics facility in the Midwest. “Our demonstration project with Venture Logistics will show that for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that demand perpetual operations and require charging infrastructure, wireless charging is the most effective solution at scale,” said Robin Mackie, COO of Ideanomics, WAVE’s parent company.
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