Porsche Cayenne Electric to introduce wireless home EV charging
Buyers of the Porsche Cayenne Electric will be able to opt for a wireless home EV charging plate with speeds of up to 11kW...
The upcoming Porsche Cayenne Electric will be the first model on the market to facilitate wireless home charging when it arrives in 2026.
Indeed, buyers of the new Cayenne Electric will be able to opt to have their car pre-installed with a wireless charging function and order a floor charging plate alongside it, without the need for a home wallbox charger.
The charging plate can be installed in a garage or designated parking spot and will have maximum speeds of 11kW, however unless your property is is connected to three-phase power — a significant expensive for most householders — the wireless charger will only deliver a maximum of 7kW, so won't be any faster than the majority of wired home chargers.
It's said to have an efficiency rate of up to 90%, meaning just 10% of energy is lost during transmission.
Drivers will need to park their Cayenne on the plate, with the car telling them when it’s in the right position to begin charging. The car’s receiver unit, which receives the energy from the plate, is located underneath the car between the front wheels. Charging begins automatically once the receiver unit is in the correct spot and the handbrake is on.
You’ll also be able to precondition the battery so that it’s at an optimal temperature for charging, as is available with regular wired AC home charging.
The plate is equipped with a motion sensor and a foreign object detector, so if a rogue squirrel makes its way on there, or a misplaced metal object starts heating up, charging stops automatically. The plate can also accept over-the-air software updates, and has been specifically designed to be protected from rain and snow.
This new charging tech is set to arrive in Europe next year, and it will first appear on the new Porsche Cayenne Electric. That car will be powered by a battery with around a 110kWh capacity, and it will have a maximum charging rate of 260kW from DC fast chargers. We predict it’ll cost around £90,000 for the model alone, and you’ll have to fork out even more for the wireless charging kit.
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