Wireless Car Charger Test Starts In London

judgecorp writes "A test of wireless chargers for electric vehicles has started in London. The Halo system owned by Qualcomm is one of several competing technologies designed to deliver power to charge car batteries without having to plug the vehicles in. At this stage, Qualcomm is apparently worried about frying cats."

Not a bug

[godrik]

"At this stage, Qualcomm is apparently worried about frying cats."

It's not a bug, it is a feature!

Welll....

[cayenne8]

...as long as it is just cats, I think that would be acceptable.

As long as it doesn't harm dogs!!!

Simple Solution

[twmcneil]

Just build more Chinese Restaurants.

Re:Not a bug

[SolitaryMan]

All cats have long moved to the Internet so need to worry about this at all.

Flying Cars not Frying Cats

[Tekfactory]

Qualcomm clearly didn't understand my voice mail.

Re:What % of electricity is lost compare to a wire

[Anonymous Coward]

If it is anything like wireless gasoline fueling the loss is near 100%. I'm often in a hurry and poking the gas nozzle into my car's gashole is way too time consuming, so I usually just squeeze the handle in its general direction and hope for the best.

Re:Welll....

[residieu]

My dog doesn't poop everywhere! He's trained to use your sidewalk.