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Evatran Installs First Plugless Power Wireless Charging Systems With Apollo Partners

Evatran has completed the first three installations of its Plugless Power wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology with Apollo Launch partners — the Hertz Corporation, Duke Energy, and the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).

These installations, on Nissan LEAF vehicles, represent the first passenger electric vehicles in the world with full wireless charging capability.

Drivers at the three installation locations have been trialing the vehicles for the past month, since installations began in early June, and will continue to test the systems throughout the next three months.

An additional three installations will be completed in July with partners from California to Washington, D.C. The Apollo Launch Program, kicked-off in early 2012, follows six commercial partners as they trial wireless charging technology installed on their own Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF vehicles, in a variety of real-world applications.

The Plugless Power technology is based on electromagnetic induction, a technology that has been understood for over 100 years. This fundamental technology was enhanced by Evatran engineers with proprietary control software and coil designs in order to extend the efficient transfer of power over an air gap of as much as seven inches. The Company, a start-up based out of Virginia, now leads the industry in providing a low-cost system with robust alignment tolerance at a fraction of the on-board weight as competitors. The prototypes installed with Apollo Program partners require absolutely zero user interaction, charge the vehicles as quickly as traditional corded chargers, and function at over 90% efficiency.

Partners have already started providing feedback on the system, which Evatran will collect throughout the Program. Driver feedback ranges from system utilization to user interface to plug-in charging comparisons. The results of the program will be compiled in a Case Study to be released at the end of the summer to further the industry’s understanding of wireless charging technology.

Evatran is now accepting partners for the second phase of the Apollo Program set to launch in the next six months. Partners must have Nissan LEAF or Chevrolet Volt vehicles in their fleet and be willing to drive the equipped vehicles on a daily basis.

For more information on the wireless charging prototypes installed through the Apollo Launch Program visit www.pluglesspower.com.

Jul 17, 2012Blagojce Krivevski
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Blagojce Krivevski

Blagojce Krivevski is physicist and green technology lover. Keep in touch with Blagojce through his email, web site, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Google+.

July 17, 2012 Electric Car Newsevatran, Plugless Power, Wireless Charging, wireless charging technology, Wireless EV Charging
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