Inductive charging gets GREEN FLAG

U.K.-based start-up HaloIPT partners with Drayson Racing to bring ‘dynamic’ wireless charging to electric racecars.

No pit stopping to refuel is an ideal scenario for motorsports teams, even if that “fuel” happens to be electricity. With “dynamic” (i.e., in-motion) charging technology, the prospect of electric racecars-as well as electric road-going vehicles-being charged on the go, without ever having to be plugged in, could become reality.

HaloIPT, a U.K.-based start-up that develops inductive power transfer (IPT) systems for wirelessly charging electric vehicles (EVs), recently formed a strategic partnership with Drayson Racing Technologies to test the technology on the track. They will also collaborate on the development of electric drive-train packages to replace the racecar's internal-combustion engine.