Grant Covic: Research project leader on wireless charging for electric vehicles - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Wireless charging is being taken to a whole new level.

Researchers at the University of Auckland are exploring the possible integration of wireless charging pads into our roads and car parks, negating the need to plug electric vehicles in to charge them.

Leader of the project's research team, Professor Grant Covic says that it's definitely doable, and is already beginning to be commercialised.

He says that the integration of the wireless charging technology not only mitigates the anxieties surrounding electric vehicles, but the more frequent charging is better for the battery itself.

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