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Porsche Can't Add Wireless Charging To Macan, Taycan EV Because the Inductive Plate Doesn't Fit (thedrive.com)

(Monday October 06, 2025 @05:30PM (msmash) from the things-that-won't-fit dept.)


Porsche's wireless charging system will not be available on the Macan Electric and Taycan because the inductive charging plate [1]cannot physically fit between the front suspension on those models . Dr. Maximilian Muller, Porsche's high voltage engineering lead, told The Drive during a visit to the company's Leipzig facility that the Cayenne Electric's larger dimensions create the necessary space for the charging hardware beneath the front motor. The Cayenne Electric is wider than both the Taycan and Macan Electric. The larger vehicle forced Porsche to design different suspension geometry even though it shares the PPE platform with the Macan Electric. The changes create additional packaging constraints that prevent retrofitting the wireless charging system into existing electric models.



[1] https://www.thedrive.com/news/porsche-cant-add-wireless-charging-to-macan-taycan-ev-because-the-inductive-plate-doesnt-fit


Luckily there is an intertwined multi conductor. (Score:2)

by Fly Swatter ( 30498 )

That comes in the form of a cord and is more efficient.

Re: (Score:2)

by Valgrus Thunderaxe ( 8769977 )

I think the idea is ultimately to put the charging into roads.

TL;DR (Score:1)

by Anonymous Coward

That's a lot of words just to say "We fucked up and didn't think ahead".

Isn't it horribly inefficient? (Score:2, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward

Don't you lose a lot of electricity and generate a lot of heat in the transfer, leading to people paying almost double the electricity for charging the vehicle?

Re: (Score:2)

by dfghjk ( 711126 )

Ask ShanghaiBill how much he cares about his wife's $150K Cayenne EV using more electricity while charging.

Re: (Score:2)

by Valgrus Thunderaxe ( 8769977 )

Inductive charging on an EV only has a loss of ~10% through the process.

It is horribly inefficient, lets greenwash it! (Score:2)

by sinij ( 911942 )

You can't worry about charging efficiency, we are trying to save the planet!

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