Welcome to CarSceneKorea.
I introduce newly released Genesis, Hyundai and Kia cars.
And the car I have behind me today is Genesis GV60 and
it's equipped with the latest technology out there in the market,
that is the wireless charging ability.
And literally the tech is actually underneath this car.
So come over this way.
It's right there that makes the difference.
And just like the rest of the world,
Korea's EV Market is just rapidly growing.
I mean just look at the car behind me
and actually this entire aisle is dedicated for EV parking only.
While it seems like everyone is enjoying EVs,
there is no engine vibration, no noise, no exhaust coming off of a car,
you can have the car running inside a building structure like where I am right now
and actually this Genesis GV60 is all running as we speak.
However, no one seems to be pointing out
the hassle that all EVs are destined to have.
Well, at least up to now.
And that is the charging experience.
So you have to pull out a charging cable like this
we're indoors right now so this is relatively kept clean,
but the outdoors much more dirtier,
sometimes they're just super, super heavy.
And well you have to open up the charging ports.
And plug it in, right?
However, with the technology that I have here today
all that hassle is gone.
And you can now say goodbye to this charging cables.
And you don't have to worry about getting your hands dirty outdoors.
This technology currently is limited to Genesis GV60 and Genesis GV70 Electrified just yet.
However, it's readily available to be mass-produced and
it's ready to meet its customers.
Today, I came out to check out the service myself
the experience is like on a consumer level.
Let me show you how it is done.
Power transfer as efficient as conventional plug-in,
which has 90 to 93 % grid to battery,
WiTricity offers the only technology that meets automaker requirements
for wireless charging through magnetic resonance.
And it's actually done really, really simple.
Just come nearby the wireless charging station
and leave your car at parking
and it's going to immediately recognize the wireless charger nearby.
And we have two charging stations up ahead.
So select the type that you want and tap on it.
It's really, really self-explanatory
and the car explains everything for you
just like what it's doing right now.
It's also showing you the angle and precision of where the car is at
and it's utilizing every piece of technology available within Genesis GV60 as well.
Using the bird eye view, the surround view cameras.
Be sure to charge your car face forward,
that's where the receiver is at.
Okay, all the latest tech at work.
And I can even see clear with the camera right there
there is a wireless charging pad
and we'll just keep going.
And there is a stopper.
And just keep your eye on this one right here.
And you can see the light has turned into green.
Turn off the vehicle to start wirelessly charging.
So simply follow the instructions.
I set the core at the parking station
and you see the green light is on.
It's perfectly angled.
And just like the instructions says
just simply turn your car off and
I love that Genesis logo right there and the ceremony.
And once that is done,
receiving the power up to 11 kilowatt,
so that means given the loss and doing all the calculation here,
this is more than 90% efficient.
So there is nearly the same amount of power loss compared to that of the cables
so this truly is a groundbreaking technology, I would say
for the very obvious reason.
Come over this way,
look at that. Charging port is closed.
So there is no cable, I'm not doing any magic right here.
Car is currently getting charged.
The technology behind all this is the resonant coupling,
which is a source from here to the receiver what I've showed you earlier
underneath of Genesis GV60.
And they are specially designed a magnetic resonators,
which efficiently transfer the power over large distance via the magnetic near field.
Simply put, WiTricity transfers electric energy or power over distance without wires
hence wireless charging system.
And this system is backed up with FOD and LOP, which stands for
Foreign Object Detection and Live Object Protection.
It literally does what it says it does.
This charging pad literally detects foreign objects
if there is anything on top of this charging pad.
FOD actually detects up to a paper clip,
and as for LOP, it recognizes the system
if there is any live object within the 19 centimeters of the charging pad.
And WiTricity came up with the third generation wireless charging technology,
which is applicable on the Hyundai IONIQ 5 as well as Kia EV6.
On a production model, they managed to pull the number to 91 to 93%
and that is similar to the cable charging that we are used to.
I really don't know why people won't really address
the hassle and the issue of cable charging your EVs.
Because that is perhaps we are just so used to it from our gas experience,
internal combustion engine cars, you always have to visit gas stations,
pull out the fuel pump and plug it in.
That just seemed to got carried over from the such experience.
However, with WiTricity wireless charging technology,
there is no need for that whatsoever.
And I really don't see why the manufacturers and we
are held back from such valuable technology,
which is already available as we speak right now now.
My overall experience with wireless charging technology here today
has been nothing but a joy.
It just feels like my first experience and first time
wirelessly charging my smartphones.
This wireless charging technology is the last piece of the puzzle
towards the era of autonomous mobility.
And this tech and today's video is brought to you by WiTricity.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video
and this is truly a beautiful piece of technology.
That's it for today's video. Don't forget to subscribe and like CarSceneKorea if you did.
And I'll see you in the next video
with more EVs like this and definitely, definitely more techs like WiTricity.
I'll see you in the next video. Bye!
And there are 6 pros and strengths of this wireless charging technology from WiTricity.
First is power transfer is as efficient as conventional plug-in.
That is around 90 to 93% grid to battery performance.
Second is Park and Charge XY flexibility.
That means you don't have to worry too much about the alignment of the car
when wirelessly charging your vehicle
as you have seen throughout today's video.
Third, it charges as fast as conventional plug-ins.
It started off from 3.6 kilowatts then up to 7.7 and 11 next
and is currently at 22 kilowatts and onwards and going.
Fourth, it powers through materials such as asphalt, cement, snow, ice, etc.
You name it.
Fifth, it spans all vehicle heights with single design and no moving parts.
That is, including static or dynamic.
It provides slides from 10 to 25 centimeters of clearance,
so you don't have to worry about that.
Sixth is bi-directional power transfer,
which uses large battery on EVs to stabilize grid and power homes.