While Tesla vehicles include convenient wireless phone chargers below the front display (and the rear for the Model S), they\u2019re relatively slow by today\u2019s standards, and worse, they create excessive heat.<\/p>\n
Late last year, we wrote about a wishlist of features we\u2019d love for Tesla to add<\/a> to its wireless phone chargers, and soon Tesla will be crossing some of these items off.<\/p>\n According to a trusted source, Tesla will add its actively cooled wireless phone charger<\/a>, originally introduced in the Model Y L<\/a>, to the rest of its vehicle lineup.<\/p>\n This new design uses fans underneath the charging pad to direct air towards the phones resting above it. This active cooling helps to prevent phones from overheating, which can throttle or stop charging, especially when there\u2019s direct sunlight or summer heat to contend with.<\/p>\n In addition, this upgrade will finally bring modern speeds to wireless charging in Teslas. Currently, Tesla vehicles charge phones wirelessly at 15W, but with this upgrade, they\u2019ll be able to achieve up to 50W of power<\/a> for phones that support non-Qi2 fast wireless charging.<\/p>\n Engineered in China<\/p>\n Tesla first introduced the cooled charging pad in the six-seat Model Y L when it launched in China. The unit features separate cooling fans and vents for both the driver and passenger charging pads up front. Now, Tesla intends to use that same Model Y L component in the rest of the Model 3 and Model Y lineup.<\/p>\n The shared part will help simplify production, while also bringing a requested feature to more owners. The updated part revision is not yet available on Tesla\u2019s Electronic Parts Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, the hardware has already demonstrated some degree of compatibility. Tesla Android developer Micha\u0142 Gapi\u0144ski installed the whole assembly in a refreshed Model Y<\/a>, and, with some extensive programming, managed to get it to work. That means that Tesla designed the new component to be largely compatible with its other vehicles.<\/p>\n Cybertruck May Be More Challenging<\/p>\n Unlike the Model 3 and the Model Y, the Cybertruck uses a substantially different center console layout. This could make it difficult to install the same Model Y L charging and cooling assembly without redesigning the surrounding console or developing a Cybertruck-specific version.<\/p>\n Tesla could still apply the same underlying approach with fans and dedicated airflow, but it will likely require a more bespoke design, rather than a plug-and-play component swap.<\/p>\n Checking off the Wishlist<\/p>\n