pointed out, Stellantis made the leap from no EVs on sale to developing a crazy advanced inductive charging robot, which is more than noteworthy on its own.
The automaker worked with EFI Automotive to develop the component, which it says took five years to flesh out – as fleshy as a robot can get, anyway. Though we’re, there is a cable powering the robot, and the wireless portion is the “connection” between the vehicle and the charger. We don’t know how fast the inductive charger can juice up an EV, but EFI said the robot could reach 97% efficiency because it makes contact with the vehicle instead of leaving a gap. The bot has a 32.8-foot cable and positions itself using artificial intelligence. Once in its place, the robot’sEFI’s demo at CES featured a 7-kW charger, and the company said its system could extend EVRelated video: