Evaluation of practicality of wireless charging for electric vehicles in the next 10 years

Abstract

As the electric vehicle market is expanding rapidly due to the need for sustainable development; a solution is needed to deal with current problems related to electric vehicles, this includes relatively limited driving range, relatively lack of charging spots during busy season, and the inconveniences of plug-in charging, such as dealing with cables. Therefore, wireless charging technology capable of charging electric vehicles while they are in motion becomes a potential solution. Assessing whether this technology will be mass-applied in the future is crucial. Given the limited current research that evaluates the practicality of wireless charging technology for electric vehicles with a time scale, this article aims to assess the aspects of safety, cost, efficiency, materials, user acceptance and other factors to determine the likelihood of making wireless charging practical for electric vehicles in the next decade. Furthermore, by distributing questionnaires to electric and gasoline car owners to gather participants’ opinions and expectations on wireless charging for electric vehicles, statistical analysis of the questionnaire results; interview with a professor at Shanghai University who is an expert in magnets and electricity, conducting secondary research, this article concludes whether wireless charging technology for electric vehicles can be implemented in the decade or not. As an impact, this article includes a time scale by conducting an evaluation instead of implicitly mentioning the time scale.