E-cars are intended to replace combustion engines and must also convince real fuel fans. How about, for example, an electric car that can drive practically forever without charging or refueling? Fiat is now making this dream come true.
Charge e-car on the go: Fiat 500 drives without draining the battery
The charging stops for e-cars are still a test of patience, at least compared to filling up the tank and driving on, as one is used to with petrol and diesel engines. So far, fast charging stations have been the method of choice and electric cars have to have large batteries to be competitive. Alternatively, several manufacturers are now using solar modules in their electric vehicles, which are supposed to get more range.
According to Fiat, the 500 Elektro has meanwhile succeeded in taking a different charging route – a better one, one has to admit. The small Elektroflitzer pulls the electricity directly from the street using inductive charging devices hidden under the roadway.
Tests on a suitably equipped racetrack have shown that electric cars like the Fiat 500 Elektro are capable “to drive at typical highway speeds without using the energy stored in its battery” (Source: Stellantis). A real announcement that could really bring e-cars ahead of combustion engines.
The “Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer” process (dynamic, wireless energy transfer, DWPT) is being worked on together with several partners in a pilot project by the Stellantis Group. Unlike at the charging station, in the tests the battery of the e-car is not charged. Instead, the energy was used directly to drive the electric motor.
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Stellantis explains that the DWPT technology should be able to be used in all electric vehicles that are equipped with a corresponding receiver. This absorbs the energy from the conductor loop and transfers it directly to the drive. the The range of e-cars can be increased in this way and save the battery.
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It will be exciting to find out what emerges from the pilot project. If Stellantis could give their own electric cars an advantage, that would be a start – Of course, it needs the technical prerequisites in the street. However, a device for retrofitting regardless of the brand would be far more exciting. The tests are to be continued next with a Maserati.