Any decent engineer could immediately tell you that wireless charging is not very efficient.
It works for a cellphone mainly because the battery is small, the device can be placed very close to the charger and the convenience is worth the wasted energy.
None of this applies in a case like the Cybertruck. But I suppose it makes for good hype.
There are electric buses with wireless charging in service in several places around the world. Efficiency is about 4% less than that of wired charging.
Buses operate for long periods of time over designated routes but with frequent stops.
Under these unique conditions, improvements in overall efficiency (not necessarily the charging part itself) is made possible by more frequent charging (at bus stops for example) and thus allowing the use of smaller, lighter weight batteries.
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None of this applies in a case like the Cybertruck. But I suppose it makes for good hype.
Buses operate for long periods of time over designated routes but with frequent stops.
Under these unique conditions, improvements in overall efficiency (not necessarily the charging part itself) is made possible by more frequent charging (at bus stops for example) and thus allowing the use of smaller, lighter weight batteries.
This obviously doesn't apply to the CyberTruck.