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Morning – The global adoption of electric vehicles is accelerating

A joint project between Jaguar Land Rover, an American company, and the city of Oslo is planning the world’s first high-intensity wireless charging facility for electric taxis. An initiative that will be an example of a charging infrastructure that can be installed almost anywhere else, which can only encourage the global adoption of electric vehicles.

The adoption of electric vehicles is taking on greater proportions, day after day. It goes beyond personal use to extend to means of public transport.

In a program called “ElectriCity”, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) joins a Scandinavian taxi company, the largest local installer of Fortum Recharge charging points, the American high-tech development company Momentum Dynamics and the city of ‘Oslo for the construction of a high intensity wireless charging infrastructure for taxis in the Norwegian capital.

This project will result in the world’s first high-intensity wireless charging facility for electric taxis, which will be an example of a charging infrastructure that can be installed almost anywhere else, which can only encourage the global adoption of electric vehicles.

For efficient service, taxis need a charging system that does not require them to leave their area during working hours. A series of recharging plates, each delivering 50-75 kilowatts, are installed at the passenger pick-up and drop-off points. This allows each taxi to recharge by induction while it waits for its next race. The system, buried, uses no cables and does not require a physical connection between the car and the charger. It switches on automatically and provides on average 6 to 8 minutes of energy for 50 kW of recharge.

The taxi thus benefits from multiple recharges throughout the day at each passage in the station, which keeps its batteries at a high level and gives it the capacity to remain in service 24/24 and 7 days a week without limit of autonomy.

“We are working to make the electric vehicle easier to use as well as to own. The taxi industry is an ideal test bench for wireless charging and, indeed, for long-term electric mobility at all levels, ”says Sir Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive. He added: “The intrinsically safe and energy efficient high intensity wireless charging platform will demonstrate its convenience for electric fleets, its infrastructure being more efficient than refueling a conventional vehicle. It is a big step forward in our mission to Destination Zero. ”

Oslo will therefore be the first urban area in the world to install wireless charging stations, operating by high intensity induction for electric taxis, with the aim of making its taxi network completely emission-free by 2024. Whatever in any case, Norway wants to go even further and demands that all new cars sold in the country from 2025 be emission-free.

“As part of our commitment to reduce our emissions by 95% before 2030, transportation remains a key challenge. By improving the infrastructure and making better charging solutions available to the taximen business, we are confident that as of 2024, all Oslo taxis will be emission-free, ”underlines Arild Hermstad, deputy mayor. from Oslo, delegate for Environment and Transport.

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