> There's zero chance this will make it into a production vehicle

Wireless charging is in production. Here's one example:

https://electrifynews.com/news/auto/enc-electric-bus-now-fea...

Wireless charging can be as efficient as wired charging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1gaNO9nj0

https://www.pcmag.com/news/wireless-ev-charging-tests-achiev...