A new wireless charging technology, invented by Dr. Lorne Whitehead, is being installed on a fleet of electric vehicles run by UBC Building Operations.

Supported by an NSERC Idea to Innovation grant, the intention is to show how this low-frequency wireless charging technology can increase the adoption of electric vehicles. Wireless charging is more convenient than manually plugging vehicles into recharging stations and removes potential safety hazards and failures associated with manual charging. By operating at a low frequency, the UBC technology could further encourage wireless charging adoption and the use of electric vehicles, as it does not have any of the perceived health risks of competing high-frequency wireless technologies.