Monday, May 20, 2024 WiTricity, the leader in wireless electric vehicle charging, and International Transportation Service LLC (ITS) are launching a groundbreaking pilot program at the Port of Long Beach. Over six months, this program will test WiTricity’s patented wireless charging technology in real-world conditions to evaluate its effectiveness and efficiency. This initiative will enable ITS to assess the impact of wireless charging on operational costs as it electrifies its light-duty fleet.
It marks two significant milestones: the first wirelessly charged Ford E-Transit using WiTricity technology, and the first collaboration between WiTricity and ITS, showcasing WiTricity’s HaloTM wireless EV charging system in a practical fleet setting. WiTricity’s wireless chargers will power part of ITS’s light-duty fleet, used for transporting staff and visitors around the busy terminal. Data collected from this program will guide ITS in its plans to fully electrify its light-duty fleet.
WiTricity’s technology allows EVs to be charged simply by parking over a charging pad, offering the same speed and efficiency as a standard Level 2 plug but with enhanced convenience, reliability, and safety. WiTricity will feature the Ford E-Transit with wireless charging capability at the ACT show in booth #1200, providing industry professionals an opportunity to see the technology firsthand. “The International Transportation Service pilot program will yield meaningful real-world data o.
