Technology breakthrough allows parked or moving cars to charge automatically

LONDON, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- One week after launching its revolutionary wireless charging system for electric vehicles, technology development company HaloIPT will be exhibiting at the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS 25), which this year is being held in Shenzhen, China; from 5th to 9th November, at booth number C042.

HaloIPT is the first company in the world to bring to market IPT (Inductive Power Transfer) technology, which allows cars fitted with an integrated receiver pad to charge automatically whilst parked over transmitter pads buried into the ground. HaloIPT's wireless charging pads are designed to function beneath asphalt, submerged in water or covered in ice and snow and are very tolerant to parking misalignment. IPT systems can also be configured to power all road-based vehicles from small city cars to heavy-goods vehicles and buses.  

In the future, infrastructure providers will be able to embed IPT technology into the road infrastructure so IPT cars can be charged on the move. This dynamic in-motion charging represents the most effective way of solving the range issues faced by electric vehicles today and will significantly reduce battery size requirements.

Dr Anthony Thomson, CEO of HaloIPT, says: "Our vision at HaloIPT is to simplify and improve the electric car experience. We're making it easier, simpler and safer to own and charge an electric vehicle, while also ensuring that we keep costs down – our technology will not cost any more than the plug-in equivalent. 

"We're using IPT technology to finally break down the barriers to mass-market adoption of electric vehicles."

HaloIPT aims to build a commercial-scale demonstration of its technology by 2012.

If you would like to see the HaloIPT wireless charging system in action, or if you would like to meet the team at EVS 25 (booth number C042), please contact Helen Fitzhugh on hfitzhugh@epochpr.com or phone +44 (0)7528 378489 to arrange a meeting.

About HaloIPT:

HaloIPT is a start-up technology development company specialising in public and private transportation. The company was founded in 2010 by the New Zealand-based research and development commercialisation company UniServices, Trans Tasman Commercialisation Fund (TTCF) and by the global design consultancy Arup. HaloIPT owns the rights to the intellectual property behind its IPT Wireless Charging technology: providing stationary and dynamic in-motion charging for electric vehicles, lowering costs and improving usability. HaloIPT's CEO, Dr Anthony Thomson, has brought together a team of world experts in IPT technology to develop the commercial application of wireless charging.