Social acceptance of wireless battery charging systems: Belgium case study

Battery charging systems play an important role in the development of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs). These charging systems can be classified into conductive and inductive/wireless charging systems. Recently, inductive battery charging has received an increasing interest due to their ease of use. Furthermore, many European projects are currently working to develop new wireless power-transfer technologies. One of the ongoing EU research projects is called the UNPLUGGED project (http://unplugged-project.eu). In addition to the technological aspects, it is necessary to investigate the social impact of using inductive charging as part of electric mobility. This paper presents the analysis of a Belgian case study within the Living Labs Electric Vehicles (http://www.proeftuin-ev.be/) focusing on the acceptance of using electric mobility after testing an electric vehicle.