Page 19 - Motor Trend (April 2020)

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Wireless Charging Without the Charging Pad
Have you noticed that those increasingly ubiquitous Qi wireless
charging mats you set your phone on are kind of homely and take
up a lot of space? Brooklyn-based startup Yank Technologies
proposes replacing said mat with a way to wirelessly charge your
phone without needing to place it in a specific spot. The near-field
magnetic-resonance technology Yank Technologies employs
is similar to what today’s Qi pads use. The charging power is 30
watts (assuming a nominal 12-volt electrical system, that’s a
reasonable 2.5-amp recharge rate).

Sunday, June 7 : Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio
Monday, June 8 : Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, June 9 : Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana
Wednesday, June 10 : World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, St. Louis, Missouri
Thursday, June 11 : State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Friday, June 12 : Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, Iowa
FINALE on Saturday, June 13 : Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wisconsin

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