VW’s Robots and “Battery Wagons” Could Turn Every Garage Parking Space Into An EV Charging Station

Volkswagen

Volkswagen is working on an electric vehicle charging solution that uses autonomous robots and portable batteries that bring the charging equipment to the vehicle instead of depending on dedicated parking spaces.

The process begins with the driver starting the service using an app that communicates to the robot the position of the vehicle.

The robot hitches itself to one of the multiple available “battery wagons,” and navigates autonomously to the vehicle’s parking space. Using V2X communication, the robot can open the vehicle’s charging port, and connect the battery to the socket. The robot can return to its station while the vehicle is being charged and position batteries to other autos in the garage. Each battery has an energy density of 25 kWh and a 50 kw charging speed.

Read the article at Forbes.

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