ARCFOX: The Leader in Wireless Charging Vehicle Technology

The ARCFOX brand name consists of two parts. Firstly, "Arc" represents the impossible, symbolizing perseverance, fearlessness of challenges, courage to break through, and pursuit of brand personality. "Fox" means "fox", which represents wisdom, elegance, and sensitivity. It can be extended to refer to the brand characteristics of understanding human nature, possessing wisdom and creativity, and being aesthetically pleasing.

ARCFOX's brand positioning is a high-end intelligent new energy vehicle brand that pursues ultimate performance and innovative design. ARCFOX has partnered with top global resources such as Daimler, Magna, and Huawei to release the world's first commercial platform equipped with 5G technology - the IMC intelligent module standard architecture ARCFOX is backed by China's national level new energy vehicle technology innovation center and implements a fully intelligent technology platform strategy, committed to creating a family product matrix of "high-performance racing cars+mid to high end intelligent household cars+autonomous driving intelligent terminals".

01 Technology needs to be updated, but wireless charging is no longer a new technological revolution

When it comes to wireless charging technology for electric vehicles in China, although there is a sense of "concept first", it has gone through the development process of early research, technological research and development, standard formulation, demonstration application, and commercial promotion. The "problem driven" attribute of wireless charging may have reached the forefront.

From the perspective of technology itself, the principle of wireless charging for electric vehicles is roughly similar to that of mobile phones, mainly through charging terminal devices and the coils inside the car, to achieve the movement of current in the magnetic field and non-contact transmission of electrical energy to the electric vehicle, completing charging. This technology has gone through more than 20 years of development in China.

At the beginning of this century, the electric vehicle industry in China emerged, and wireless charging technology has already attracted the attention of various research institutions and industry chain participants. Communication equipment manufacturers such as ZTE and Huawei, as well as car manufacturers such as BYD and Geely, are conducting research and product development on wireless charging technology, promoting some technologies to reach commercial application levels.

In July 2023, CCTV reported on a high-power dynamic wireless charging road system based on "5G+autonomous driving" at the innovation base of FAW Research and Development Institute in China. New energy vehicles can achieve real-time wireless charging while driving in it.

In 2023, the core area of the Hangzhou Asian Games officially launched wireless charging facilities for new energy vehicles. The State Grid Hangzhou Xiaoshan Asian Games Village Charging Station has set up a total of 8 wireless charging parking spaces. The staff stated that compared to wired charging, wireless charging mode is more convenient to stop and charge, while avoiding the hassle of considering a unified interface for contact charging and the safety risks associated with exposed conductors.

02 "Wireless" vs. "wired", complementary effects may be more pronounced

With the further improvement of technological maturity, market acceptance, and charging infrastructure construction, will devices carrying wireless charging technology have an impact on existing charging facilities and equipment?

In the rapid advancement of the new energy industry, what opportunities and innovative vitality will wireless charging technology bring to the charging industry chain?

In new application scenarios, these are all worth a new round of value thinking.

Wireless charging technology for electric vehicles has made significant progress, but in practical applications, its challenges and problems are also very significant.

Firstly, the efficiency of wireless charging is generally lower than that of wired charging, and the power limit is usually lower than that of wired fast charging, which cannot meet the needs of some car owners for quick energy replenishment; Secondly, the high cost of hardware equipment and related components also limits the widespread promotion of wireless charging technology and facilities;

For the device environment, wireless charging systems and devices may be affected by high temperature or humidity in the surrounding environment, potentially increasing the difficulty of installation and site selection; In addition, compatibility and security issues with existing devices are also affecting user confidence and acceptance.

But regarding the relationship between wireless charging and traditional wired charging technology, as charging technology continues to penetrate upwards, there will still be a huge positive feedback between the two.

Under wireless charging technology, the charging station eliminates physical connection hardware such as gun heads and cables. At the design level, the equipment becomes simple and compact, greatly improving the accessibility and comfort for car owners to use; In terms of electric energy transmission, wireless charging technology will improve the efficiency of energy transmission, as well as the optimization of communication modules and control algorithms, which will also enhance the intelligence level of charging piles; The new round of technological changes will also promote the standardized development of the charging industry, promote more industry chain related enterprises to conduct technological research and development upgrades, and accelerate the elimination of existing "inferior genes" in the industry under competition.

03 Conclusion

Wireless charging may play an important role in the future development of the new energy vehicle industry, becoming a charging necessity under the dividend of the times.

But compared to traditional wired charging, it is not a replacement relationship in the short term.