KG Mobility (KGM) announced that it has introduced Torres EVX, a commercialized wireless charging platform, at CES 2024.
Held from January 9th to 12th (local time) in Las Vegas, USA, CES is the world's largest electronics and information technology trade show, and various new mobility technologies will be unveiled this year.
The wireless charging technology applied to the Torres EVX is WiTricity's magnetic resonance method, and KGM is developing wireless charging technology in cooperation with WiTricity, a global wireless charging company in the United States, and Wits, which develops wireless power transmission and reception antenna modules.
In addition, in May last year, KGM signed an MOU with WiTricity and GS Connect, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure company, to commercialize wireless charging.
WiTricity's magnetic resonance technology is based on creating a high-frequency oscillating magnetic field that transfers energy between two systems: a power source and a receiver, both of which are specially designed magnetic resonators that can efficiently and safely transfer power over short and long fields.
KGM's wireless charging technology will be featured on the O100, an electric pickup based on the Torres EVX that is being developed for mass production later this year, and will be expanded to future vehicles.
Wireless charging technology is a technology that charges the battery of an electric vehicle without a charging cable, and has the advantages of improving the inconveniences of conventional wired charging, such as the location of the charging outlet and securing a separate space, as well as improving the convenience of charging and safety against electric shock.
Currently, wireless charging technology is being commercialized through research and development in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and technical standards are constantly being proposed by the International Electrotechnical Commission and the International Telecommunication Union.
"With various efforts to overcome technical limitations such as charging efficiency, charging speed, and charging distance, wireless charging technology is expected to expand its infrastructure to include not only fixed wireless charging in parking lots, but also dynamic wireless charging technology that is embedded in the road and can be charged while driving," said an official from KGM. "We will continue to develop our own next-generation wireless charging system for electric vehicles that not only improves customer charging convenience but also takes into account global charging standards."
