Google And Los Angeles Water and Power Dept Wirelessly Charge Leafs

Google And Los Angeles Water and Power Dept Wirelessly Charge Leafs:

By Philippe Crowe

Google and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) joined Evatran’s Apollo Program, the first program to test and demonstrate wireless charging capability for passenger vehicles.

Not to be confused with any rocket trips to the moon, the company’s Apollo Launch Program, kicked-off in early 2012, follows commercial partners as they trial wireless charging technology installed on their own Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF vehicles, in a variety of real-world applications. The second phase of the Program, with announced participant SPX Service Solutions, kicks off in the beginning of 2013.
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