Inductive charging sends power across an air gap by magnetic induction, from a pad on the ground to a receiver under the car — the mechanism is covered in our explainer on what EV wireless charging is and how it works. Fitting one at home is a different question from how it works. It is a two-sided system, the car side is the gate, and there is no pad you can simply buy off the shelf the way you buy a wallbox: the receiver has to be part of the car, fitted or supported by the car maker. EVDANCE sells no wireless charger, and that is the honest starting point for this page.
Key Takeaways
- Inductive charging is two-sided: a ground pad plus a receiver that must be part of the car.
- The car maker’s written support for your exact model is the first and deciding step.
- The pad’s supply is ordinary fixed wiring — licensed electrician and permit, as for any charger.
- EVDANCE sells no wireless charger; wired Level 2 is what installs and works today.
The Part You Cannot Buy: the Receiver in the Car
A ground pad on its own charges nothing. The car needs a receiving coil and the electronics behind it, mounted underneath the vehicle and matched to the pad. That hardware belongs to the vehicle’s design: fitted at the factory or as a maker-supported option, not an accessory a charger shop can bolt on. Very few car models offer it today.
So the first step is not a charger catalogue. It is a question to your car maker: does this exact model support a wireless receiver, and whose ground equipment is it approved to work with? Without a written yes, every later step is wasted money.
The Part That Goes on Your Driveway
Where a car does support it, the home side is a ground assembly: a pad set into or onto the parking surface, a supply run feeding it, and the electronics that drive the field. Whether the pad sits on the surface or is set into it is the system maker’s design decision. The supply run is fixed electrical work, on the same permit and licensed-electrician route as any charger circuit.
| Element | Who supplies or decides it | What to confirm before spending |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle receiver | The car maker | That your exact model supports it, in the maker’s own writing |
| Ground pad and its electronics | The system maker named by the car maker | Compatibility with the receiver, and how the pad is mounted |
| Electrical supply to the pad | A licensed electrician, under local permit rules | Circuit route and survey findings, like any charger installation |
| Alignment in daily use | The system’s own guidance aids | How precisely you must park, and what happens when you are off-centre |
What Daily Use Would Look Like
Day to day, the promise is simple: park over the pad and charging starts, with no cable to handle. Two things decide whether it holds. The first is alignment — the closer the receiver sits over the pad, the better the transfer works, so systems guide the driver into position and tolerate only so much offset. The second is what lies between the pads: systems are designed to detect foreign objects in the gap and stop rather than heat them. Both are reasons the pad and receiver are designed and approved as a pair, not improvised from parts.
What You Can Install Today Is Wired
Until car makers ship receivers widely, home charging means a cable. That is no hardship: a wired Level 2 unit such as the EV-ACT5006T wall charger (up to 48 A, NACS, 25 ft cable, IP65/IP66) or the EV-ACS4005T portable charger (16/24/32/40 A adjustable, 9.6 kW) installs on one circuit and works with the car you already own. The way home chargers work has not changed: the car asks, the charger supplies, the cable is the interface. If inductive charging matures, it arrives as a car feature first — buy for the car you have.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I retrofit my current EV for inductive charging?
Only through hardware your car maker supports for your exact model. There is no universal receiver kit, and fitting unsupported hardware under a car is not a charger-shop job. Ask the maker first; their answer decides the rest.
Will one ground pad work with any EV?
No. Pad and receiver are a matched, approved pair. A car without a receiver gets nothing from a pad, and a receiver is designed for the ground equipment its maker specifies.
Should I wait for wireless instead of installing a wallbox?
No announced timeline turns today’s pilot-stage technology into a driveway product, and none is promised here. A wired charger serves the car you own now; wireless would arrive as an addition, not a replacement.
Related Reading
- What Is EV Wireless Charging and How Does It Work?
- How Do Home EV Chargers Work?
- Can You Charge an EV While Driving?
- What Is a Standard EV Charger Installation?
