Tesla seems to be gearing up to introduce wireless charging technology to the Cybertruck, Cybertruck Owners Club members pointed out, citing the stainless steel electric pickup’s service manual.
Indicator
Members of the online community Cybertruck Owners Club reportedly found an interesting page in the electric pickup’s service manual. It showed a connector on the traction battery, highly likely to support a wireless charger.
This discovery, along with Tesla’s increasing interest in wireless charging technology, strongly indicates the Musk-led company’s plans to revolutionize electric vehicle charging.
Tesla concealed the information deep within the Cybertruck service manual’s instructions, indicating a single connector that attaches a harness for an “Inductive Charger.”
For context, Tesla initially used “inductive charger” to refer to wireless phone charging inside the cabin. However, the Cybertruck service manual changed it to “wireless charger,” and used the “inductive charger” to refer to the port on the traction battery. It is also worth noting that no other service manuals indicate an inductive charger port on the battery pack.
Significance
The problem that wireless charging technology aims to solve is not really a major one. It merely cuts the need to plug in your electric vehicle, which is a very easy task.
However, Tesla contends that wireless charging technology is crucial for its ultimate goal of full autonomy across its electric vehicle lineup. The Musk-led company believes that its technology must support a charging process even without human aid, which aligns with the upcoming launch of new fully autonomous EVs.
Tesla’s wireless charging efforts
Tesla previewed a new wireless home charging station in 2023 as part of a presentation. However, it omitted to elaborate on the picture apart from just releasing it.
Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen also confirmed that the Musk-led company is developing a wireless charging pad.
“Oh, we’re working on inductive charging. So you don’t even need to plug something in at that point. You just pull in your garage, drive over the pad, and you’re charging.”
Tesla chief designer Franz von Holzhausen
The spotted hardware on the Cybertruck’s traction battery suggests that Tesla could easily equip an inductive charging pad on the electric pickup when the wireless charging station becomes available.
