Charge for Charge ™. We mentioned it in an earlier post, now it’s time to take a drive in deeper. Charge for Charge is about saving time, being constantly connected and in control of your life experience. It lets the driver choose not only when to charge but gives more choice of where to charge. Every parking space could be the next ‘gas station’ providing power to an electric car via wireless charging.

Controlling when and where electric cars charge is now in the hand of the drive, saving time and money while opening up key opportunities for many companies. Any parking spot can now be a gas station. When the driver parks they can use a pre-set ‘charging-meter’ or an app on their smartphone to choose not only whether or not to charge but also how much to spend to fill their battery. It’s now as simple as choosing to fill a half tank, full tank or just to fill one gallon at the local station: except it’s far more convenient.

If you didn’t know, the 2011 CES show is out in Vegas. It’s not cold out here compared to Michigan. Fulton Innovation is proud to be based in the USA and West Michigan but we’re used to some cold winters! One way we like to think of this technology is as an ‘ultimate remote car-starter’. Now though, starting your car via your smartphone app or remote starter will also offer integration with Charge for Charge, saving power in the consumer’s home. It’s amazing to think that under the hood there’s technology intelligent enough to know to start charging when the battery is full, even when it’s running to warm up our morning commute.

Hopefully, now you understand Fulton Innovations dream of ‘complete connectivity’ in the consumer’s life. If not, stay tuned and our next posts will show you our dream of a truly, wireless future. The future won’t be plug in charging stations, it will be wireless charging pads – just park and walk away.

Key Takeaways (Continued)

• High power EV charging – transferred wirelessly over distances.
• Introduces wireless charging to parked vehicles, both consumer and industrial.
• Convenient charging of mobile devices.
• Streamlined side-by-side integration.
• New business opportunities: parking spots can now be monetized for charging vehicles.

We’re sorry to see CES end, we look forward to sharing more information with you next year! Check out Dave Baarman below, showing our vision for a world without wires with EVs.