To charge an electric car, you typically plug it in to a power source. An alternative to plugging in is called inductive charging. In this episode of SAE Eye on Engineering, Senior Editor Lindsay Brooke looks at Audi's new Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid with wireless charging technology. SAE Eye on Engineering can be viewed at https://youtu.be/x2lLLTJP3xA. It also airs in audio-only form Monday mornings on WJR 760 AM Detroit's Paul W. Smith Show. Access archived episodes of SAE Eye on Engineering at www.sae.org/magazines/podcasts.
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