It looks like the future of electric vehicles will see the removal of a physical cable necessary for recharging the battery in each car, as the automobile manufacturer Genesis is now trialling actual wireless charging stations dedicated to EVs.
As Top Gear reports, this move is being tested first across South Korea, and as for how it works, it is effectively the exact same as using a wireless charger for your phone. All you have to do is park an EV on top of a charging pad, and then the rest should be taken care of.
While it seems like this is a logical next step for the world of EVs, don't expect to be able to have a wireless charging station built at home anytime soon, as similar to how it took the smartphone space years to make wireless charging widely available, cars will need to be designed or modified to be able to use a charging pad.
Plus, the solution that is currently being used doesn't seem to be as efficient as a regular cable, as Top Gear notes that the pads Genesis is testing will take around eight hours to fully recharge a car battery - despite Volvo also recently testing a similar solution that could deliver charge at four-times the rate.