HEVO Inc. has joined a technology evaluation program involving Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and BMW, contributing engineering support and circular coil topologies to bench testing of ORNL’s polyphase wireless EV charging technology. The Brooklyn, New York-based company, a Tier 1 supplier of Rezonant wireless charging hardware and the Journey software platform, said this week that its work will assist BMW’s bench testing to evaluate compatibility with ORNL’s proprietary polyphase coil technology. HEVO describes itself as an ORNL technology licensee.
What HEVO Is Contributing
According to the company, its role in the program covers three areas:
- Wireless charging expertise drawn from what HEVO describes as commercial wireless charging deployments
- Engineering support for BMW’s bench testing
- Circular coil topologies to be evaluated for compatibility with ORNL’s polyphase coil technology
The testing will build on existing ORNL and BMW efforts to explore wireless charging architectures for future electric mobility platforms, HEVO said.
Why Is Polyphase Wireless Charging Drawing Interest?
HEVO attributes recent industry interest in polyphase wireless charging to its potential to improve power density, efficiency, and packaging while supporting future electric and autonomous vehicle applications. The company noted that ORNL and BMW have publicly demonstrated advances in polyphase wireless charging systems, and the release points to ORNL’s published research on polyphase wireless power transfer systems.
CEO Ties Wireless Charging to Autonomous Mobility
“Wireless charging will be a foundational technology for the future of electric and autonomous transportation,” said Jeremy McCool, Founder and CEO of HEVO. “As an ORNL technology licensee, HEVO is pleased to support the continued evaluation of circular and polyphase wireless charging systems through technical analysis. We believe innovations that improve performance, efficiency and scalability can help accelerate the adoption of autonomous mobility, automated fleet operations and next-generation charging infrastructure. Our objective is to contribute practical experience from commercial wireless charging deployments while helping evaluate technologies that may support future electric vehicle ecosystems. We look forward to working alongside leading industry and research organizations as this effort progresses.”
Fleet and Autonomous Vehicle Applications
HEVO said it believes wireless charging will play a growing role in enabling automated vehicle operations, improving fleet utilization, and supporting the evolution of electric transportation systems. The company reports that its systems are UL certified and SAE qualified, and that its portfolio spans stationary and dynamic wireless charging for passenger vehicles, commercial fleets, and autonomous mobility applications.
The evaluation work follows a year in which HEVO outlined a commercial fleet wireless charging strategy at ACT Expo 2026 and launched a wireless AV charging platform with Beam Global.
