Jaguar is working on wireless induction charging for its taxi fleet

We have already given a good account of the Jaguar I-Pace that acts as a rental car with driver, but it is a very different car from the electric vehicles for transporting passengers with a driver that we can think of since the taxi we are talking about is the one that circulates around the Nürburgring Circuit.

But, on this occasion, we are talking about taxis for use and transportation of people through cities, specifically, in Oslo since, in a Jaguar-Land Rover pilot experience in which wireless induction charging of the feline brand's electric cars will be implemented.

El ElectriCity project It involves several companies, in addition to the car manufacturer itself, since, together with NorgesTaxi AS, which is responsible for the vehicle fleet in the region, together with Fortum Recharge, an electric vehicle charging operator, and Momentun Dynamics, which does the same in induction technology, they are evaluating the wireless charging program.

Although this is not the first time we have tried Remote electric charging initiatives, this is the first one that focuses on the one that was chosen as Car of the Year 2019 and that has just been presented its update for this 2020, undoubtedly faces a new technological evolution.

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A new recharging option that could arrive in the near future replacing the current battery power supply systems in electric vehicles by connecting the power sockets or charging stations to the vehicle using a physical cable, which often leads to energy loss, given the inconvenience of deploying and retracting it once the inductive process has finished.

This experimental procedure establishes that, from the load plates of 50-75 kilowatts each one provides up to 50 kW of energy each 6-8 minutes when the vehicle is positioned over the induction point, an 'invisible' position since it is fixed to the road surface itself.

The Norwegian city is doing its part by approving licenses for the installation of wireless electric charging stations in public spaces, while Jaguar is offering a fleet of 25 units to the company that operates taxi licenses.