# BMW 530e Inductive Charging Pilot Program Named 2020 Green Car Technology - Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/02/bmw-530e-inductive-charging-pilot-program-named-2020-green-car-technology/ - Published: 2020-02-08T19:40:11-05:00 - Author: greenlivingguy BMW 530e Inductive Charging Pilot Program. It just got Named Green Car Journal’s 2020 Green Car Technology of the Year. Woodcliff Lake, NJ – Jan. 24, 2020…Today, BMW is honored to [receive the Green Car](https://greenlivingguy.com/2023/04/kia-ev-car-crowned-2023-world-performance-car/) Journal’s Green Car Technology of the Year award. All for their [Inductive](https://www.motortrend.com/news/bmw-530e-now-available-wireless-charging-u-s/) Charging Pilot Program. The Pilot Program allows participating BMW customers to test the inductive charging. Moreover provide valuable feedback on using wireless inductive technology. All to charge their [BMW 530e](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/07/test-drive-results-2018-bmw-530e-plugin-hybrid-performance-electric-car/) plug-in-hybrid sedans. I mean instead of having to plug the vehicle in using a wall-mounted charging box. Because BMW is the first automotive manufacturer to make this technology. I mean available to customers in the marketplace. So the pilot program began in Germany in 2018. It also expanded to the U.S. in mid- 2019. It’s also available in the state of California. That’s for a small group of qualifying residential home customers. Because the program included a 36-month lease of a specially equipped 530e sedan. Then the home installation of [BMW](https://greenlivingguy.com/2021/12/the-new-2022-bmw-ix-xdrive50/) inductive charging equipment. In addition, BMW [Wireless Charging](https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/09/julius-baer-tag-heuer-garage-italia-customs-created-unique-formula-e-livery-to-raise-climate-change-awareness/) consists of an Inductive Charging Station (GroundPad) and a secondary vehicle component( CarPad). All fixed to the underside of the vehicle. The contactless transfer of energy. That’s between the GroundPad and CarPad. Once it is completed over a distance of around three inches. Moreover, the inductive charging components generate a magnetic field. All which allows for the safe transfer of energy with an efficiency rate of around 85%. # ⌊Bmw inductive charging ⌉⌊Bmw inductive charging ⌉⏎ BMW Wireless Charging.(09/2017) The system has a charging power of 3.2 kW, enabling the high-voltage batteries on board the BMW 530e. All to be fully charged in around three and a half hours. “BMW Wireless Charging represents a milestone in the evolution of vehicle electrification, making owning and driving a plug-in hybrid vehicle an even more seamless experience,” said Ron Cogan, Editor and Publisher of Green Car Journal and [GreenCarJournal.com](https://greencarjournal.com/).“ Today’s pairing of BMW’s innovative inductive charging and 530e plug-in hybrid illustrates how the future of automatic electric vehicle charging can be as simple as parking your [car](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/08/acuras-new-sports-car-the-electric-arx-06/). It’s a deserving [winner of 2020 Green](https://greenlivingguy.com/2010/11/green-grand-prize-winner-ryan-arnold-is-announced-at-ecovers-30-under-30-celebration/) Car Technology of the Year™.” [BMW Group](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0304927EN_US/bmw-530e-inductive-charging-pilot-program-named-green-car-journal%E2%80%99s-2020-green-car-technology-of-the-year?language=en_US) In America [www.bmwgroup.com](http://www.bmwgroup.com/), 24.01.2020 Technology #### ⏎ BMW Wireless Charging.(09/2017) ####   ```wp-block-preformatted   ``` ![author avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/df91669667126e1290c21ee0342c386e2da19d588d4d9ca6560bd82ed59a9641? s=300&d=monsterid&r=g) greenlivingguy The Green Living Guy, Seth Leitman is an independent power producer, a green living expert, and Editor of the McGraw-Hill, TAB Green Guru Guides. Seth is also an Author, Radio Host, Reporter, Writer and an Environmental Consultant on green living. The Green Living Guy writes about green living, green lighting, the green guru guides and more. Seth's books range from: # Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Bob Brant and Seth Leitman (2nd and 3rd editions) # Build Your Own Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle by Seth Leitman # Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle by Carl Vogel # Green Lighting by Seth Leitman, Brian Clark Howard and Bill Brinsky # Solar Power For Your Home by David Findley # Renewable Energies For Your Home by Russel Gehrke # Do-it-Yourself Home Energy Audits by David Findley # Build Your Own Small Wind Power System by Brian Clark Howard and Kevin Shea # and more green living books to follow. [See Full Bio](https://greenlivingguy.com/author/greenlivingguy/) [ ](https://greenlivingguy.com/author/greenlivingguy/)