- Cybertruck engineer says Tesla has deleted wireless load plans
- The height of the cybertruck has been cited as a reason for technology to work
- Porsche has announced that it will launch inductive technology next year
Tesla had the full rumor mill last year when a series of events has strongly suggested that the company explored the inductive wireless charge. But these hopes have now been destroyed.
Tesla fans in the eyes of the eagle first spotted images that seemed to show a wireless load plate in a presentation that took place during the day of an investor in 2023.
Tesla chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, then told Jay Leno when the launch of Cybertruck that the company worked on an inductive charge so that customers would not have to connect physically.
However, another Tesla employee near Cybertruck says that the idea died in the water. According to the main engineer Wes Morrill, there is “nothing planned there”, as noteslaapp reported.
The website cites a contention cat where Wes has put in bed all the rumors surrounding Cybertruck’s participation with an inductive load.
“Wireless load for something from as far from the ground as the CT is silly,” he said, continuing to explain that to compensate for the height of the truck, a wireless charging base should be at least six inches high, which is clearly not the elegant packaging that Tesla hoped.
We contacted Tesla to obtain clarifications, but the company did not publish a declaration to confirm if it was ever working on the wireless charge in the first place, or if it canceled its intention to investigate more.
Last year, the Cybertruck Owner’s Club spotted references to release the connectors from an inductive charger in the vehicle service manual last year, so rumors were not without substance. But it seems that the long wait could continue indefinitely.
Porsche leads the wireless load
Although we were waiting for Tesla’s confirmation, the news surrounding the wireless load could be considered another blow for Cybertruck.
Combined as the ultimate in Tesla technology, it is already considered a project failed in many criticisms, since it has underperformed on original scope complaints, has been subject to a certain number of reminders, had its widely appreciated range from the very appreciated range and sold much less units than original forecasts.
When Tesla has slowed its innovation rate by electric vehicles in recent years, other brands have capitalized.
Porsche revealed last week that he will offer the first wireless load buffer in the world on the next Cayenne SUV, allowing 11 kW load speeds without unsightly cables.
There is no word about its price, or what the expected adoption might look like, but it nevertheless looks like a technological step for electric vehicles.
