No More Cables: Porsche Unveils Wireless Charging System
Ahead of IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich (September 9-14), Porsche today announced a new wireless charging system for electric vehicles with the intention of becoming the first car manufacturer to hit the market with this alternative solution to home chargers and power outlets.
The system will launch together with the upcoming Porsche Cayenne Electric, which is set for a global debut later this year. It will be available to order online or through Porsche retailers in Europe sometime in 2026. Other markets will follow, but no further details for Canada have been released.
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How Does It Work?
The goal, obviously, is to simplify charging sessions—which are done 83 percent of the time at home, according to a Porsche study—for EV owners.
Measuring 117x78x6 cm and weighing 50 kg (110 lbs), the floor plate can be installed in a garage, carport or even an open-air parking space (because it’s weatherproof). As you can guess, it requires a receiver unit to be fitted in the underbody of the vehicle, more specifically between the front wheels. This means existing Porsche EVs won’t be compatible with the wireless charging system.
To start charging, the Cayenne Electric (in this case) must be positioned directly above the inductive plate with the help of the 360-degree camera system, then lowered using the air suspension to get within a few centimetres of the plate and allow energy to be transferred via a magnetic field. Users don’t have anything else to do.
By the way, the plate has a motion detector and foreign object detection, so the charging process is automatically interrupted if a pet gets between the vehicle and the floor plate or if a metallic object lies on the latter and heats up, for example. Charging can be tracked in real time through the My Porsche app, which also enables convenient functions such as departure timer with cabin preconditioning.
How Effective Is It?
With a maximum charging power of up to 11 kW, Porsche has reached the level of wired AC charging with its inductive charging system. What’s more, the efficiency of energy transfer from the power grid to the battery is up to 90 percent, the company claims.
In a smart move, engineers have planned for LTE/WLAN connectivity so that remote software updates and infrastructure support can also be provided in the future.
As for DC fast charging, Porsche says the Cayenne Electric will have a capacity of up to 400 kW, which exceeds the most powerful public chargers currently available in North America (350 kW), with the exception of the 500kW chargers at the Gravity Charging Center in Los Angeles.
