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LaneCharge: cable-free charging for e-taxis 
EDAG participating in a research project on the inductive charging of taxis
15.01.2020   Wiesbaden/Hanover  The quality of the charging infrastructure will be a decisive factor in the success of eMobility. EDAG, the world's largest independent engineering company, has, in cooperation with the University of Hanover (HsH), started a research project dealing with the inductive charging of electric-powered taxes. The aim: to use the time a taxi is standing waiting for fares as charging time. This approach will allow for smaller battery capacities and eliminate the need for charging stations and charge leads.
In addition to the EDAG Group and the University of Hanover (HsH), further project partners are SUMIDA Components & Modules GmbH and the Technical University of Braunschweig.
In this 4-year research project, the EDAG Group is assuming responsibility for the development of specific power electronics which will transfer the signals from the SUMIDA charging coils on the side of the road. The EDAG Engineering experts will also be integrating the SUMIDA receiver coils into two vehicles as prototypes. The Technical University of Braunschweig is researching how to integrate the coils into the road surface on the test field at the HsH, where a suitable load positioning assistant is being created. 
The HsH is developing two supplementary function modules for power electronics: a charge control and a communication module. 
The knowledge gained in the test field will eventually be used to build a taxi stand with inductive charging coils outside the train station in Hanover, where the system will be demonstrated in everyday operation in cooperation with the local taxi firm Hallo Taxi 3811. 
The LaneCharge project is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) within the scope of the BMVI's € 3.7 million Electromobility Funding Directive.

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EDAG is an independent engineering service provider working for the global automotive industry. The company has a global network of some 60 branches at the world's major automobile centres to serve leading national and international vehicle manufacturers and technologically discerning automotive suppliers. 

In addition, EDAG also offers engineering services in the vehicle engineering, electrics/electronics and production solutions segments. This extensive competence enables EDAG to provide its customers with all-round support, from the original idea to design, through to product development, prototype construction and even turn-key production systems. As an innovative technological leader, the company also has competence centres for ground-breaking future technologies for the automotive industry: lightweight design, eMobility, digitalisation and integral safety. 

In 2018, the company achieved a sales volume of € 792 million and an adjusted EBIT of € 47.6 million. On 31st December, 2018, EDAG employed a global workforce of 8,641 (including apprentices).

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