That awesome wireless charger for electric bikes just hit a surprise hurdle

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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/07/charging-wireless-tiler-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>For the last few years, one of the coolest bits of e-bike tech I’ve seen didn’t involve more power, bigger batteries, or new motor designs. It involved getting rid of the charger cable altogether.</p> <p><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/07/12/this-new-wireless-e-bike-charger-wants-to-be-the-future-of-electric-bikes/">Last summer</a>, I covered Dutch startup Tiler’s newly developed wireless charging tile that lets an e-bike charge directly through its kickstand. You roll the bike into place, lower the stand onto the tile, and the battery starts charging automatically via an integrated magnetic coil. There are no plugs to deal with, no dangling wires, and no forgetting to bring your charger to work.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/25/that-awesome-wireless-charger-for-electric-bikes-just-hit-a-surprise-hurdle/#more-457223">more…</a>