GM And Powermat Find Love In Vegas, Announces A $5 Million Deal That Puts Powermats In Cars
January 06, 2011 at 00:33 AM EST
GM and Powermat took the CES platform to announce a major partnership. Starting with several GM 2012 vehicles, Powermat's inductive charging pads will be integrated directly into the vehicles, allowing for a quick and seamless charging solution. The auto maker is investing $5 million into Powermat to accelerate the development cycle. The exact details aren't addressed in the press release so it's not exactly clear how or where the Powermat will work. Hopefully somewhere in this massive CES 2011 mess, we can find a demo or an executive to shed a bit more light on the plans. Most of the deets should be worked out. The first car to get this charging solution will be the 2012 Chevy Volt later this year.