Is it possible to wirelessly charge a car?

Charging electric cars in the city, especially in large cities, can be a real challenge.

Lantern charging stations are intended to provide a remedy. Trojan Energy is now launching another alternative to the classic charging station with charging stations on the ground. Trojan Energy recently launched its technology on the streets of the London Borough of Brent and plans to install up to 150 charging points by the end of 2021, which will be tested by e-car drivers in Brent and nearby Camden.

The company's vision, it says, is to make electric vehicle charging accessible to everyone while ensuring a fair price and efficient, convenient charging infrastructure. The company aims to be the solution for on-road e-vehicle charging in the UK by the end of 2023. To do this, e-car drivers will have to pull out the charging station from its recess in the ground. The charging cable can then be connected to it. According to Trojan Energy, the charging stations with up to 22 kW power are connected via underground cables to control cabinets, which can be located up to 100 m away. One control cabinet can supply up to 15 charging points with electricity. It is planned that further development of the technology will reduce the size of the cabinets and lower the costs.

"Currently, 10 million people in the UK who park on the street do not have access to electric vehicle charging points. That's 10 million people who could be left out of the energy transition without Trojan Energy. We specialise in charging electric vehicles without blocking pavements and this investment will allow us to further commercialise the technology and grow our business by creating more charging points on every street and making the technology accessible to more customers," said Ian Mackenzie, CEO of Trojan Energy.

Based in Aberdeenshire in north-east Scotland, Trojan Energy has increased its workforce from four when it was founded last year to 12. There are plans to expand the team to around 20 by creating new positions, including engineers, project managers and customer service managers. The following information was obtained about the field trial mentioned at the beginning. 150 charging points are available to a closed circle of customers who have registered for the test phase. They pay about 30 cents per kilowatt-hour at 7 kW charging power. 22 kW charging costs only slightly more at 36 cents.