- Cybertruck Engineer claims Tesla has scraped plans for wireless charging
- Cybertruck’s height has been mentioned as a reason why the technique is not working
- Porsche has announced that it is launching inductive technique next year
Tesla had the rumor mill in full swing last year when a number of events strongly suggested that the company is exploring wireless, inductive charging. But these hope has now apparently been stabbed.
Eagle-Eyed Tesla fans first discovered images that appeared to show a wireless charging plate in a presentation that took place during an investor’s day in 2023.
Tesla chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, then Jay Leno told the cybertruck launch that the company worked on inductive collection so that customers do not have to physically connect physically.
However, another Tesla employee close to Cybertruck says the idea has died in the water. According to Lead Engineer Wes Morrill, “Nothing planned there”, as reported by NoteSlaapp.
The site quotes a disagreement chat in which Wes puts in bed Any rumors around Cybertruck’s commitment to inductive charge.
“Wireless charging for something so far away from the ground as CT is silly,” he said, continuing to explain that to compensate for the height of the truck, a wireless charging base would have to be at least six inches tall, which was clearly not the slim package that Tesla hoped for.
We have reached Tesla for clarification, but the company has not released a statement to confirm whether it was ever working on wireless charging in the first place or whether it has canceled the plans to investigate it further.
Last year, the Cybertruck owner’s club discovered referrals to release plugs to an inductive charger in the vehicle’s service manual last year, so the rumors were not without substance. But it seems that the long wait could continue indefinitely.
Porsche leads the wireless charging
Although we are waiting for confirmation from Tesla, the news of wireless charging could be considered another battle for cybertruck.
Marketed as the highlight of Tesla technology, it is already considered a failed project by many critics, as it has been underpinned in original range, has been subject to a number of recalls, has had its widely-caused range extended battery pack scraped and has sold far fewer units than original prognosis.
Where Tesla has slowed its rate for EV -Innovation in recent years, other brands have capitalized.
Last week, Porsche revealed that it will offer the world’s first wireless charging plate on the upcoming Cayenne SUV, allowing for 11 kW charging speeds without the ugly cables.
There is no word about how expensive it will be or what the predicted recording may look like, but it feels like a technological step forward for EVS nonetheless.
