"It turns out that the company that once installed engines in the wrong place on purpose can't add wireless charging to its legacy EVs not because it's too expensive or too new, but because it's simply too big and the engineers can't figure out where to put it. Speaking with The Drive, Dr. Maximilian Muller, Porsche's high-voltage engineering lead confirmed that the wireless charging tech won't physically fit underneath either the smaller Taycan or Macan EVs."
"The inductive charging plate mounts underneath the front motor on the Cayenne electric. This places it squarely between the front two wheels and suspension system. The larger dimensions of the Cayenne Electric also forced different geometry for the suspension than what's found on the Macan Electric. Muller noted this leads to further packaging issues preventing a retrofit into the existing electric models."
Porsche implemented inductive wireless charging in the upcoming Cayenne EV as a factory-installed feature, making it the first automaker to do so for a consumer EV. The wireless charging plate mounts underneath the Cayenne's front motor, positioned between the front wheels and suspension. The Cayenne's larger dimensions required different suspension geometry than the Macan, reducing available width and creating packaging conflicts. Engineers confirmed that the wireless charging hardware cannot physically fit beneath the smaller Taycan or Macan electric models. The platform differences and front suspension clearance prevent retrofit of the system into existing EV models.
Read at insideevs.com
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