Fred Lambert

- Jul. 4th 2022 1:30 pm PT

@FredericLambert

Tesla has unveiled a new sun range extender trailer with a SpaceX Starlink internet satellite system at an exposition in Germany, however don’t assume to be able to buy it whatever quickly.

As electric powered motors come to be extra efficient, many are starting to reflect onconsideration on the capability of including solar panels to EVs to increase the variety. Companies like Aptera and Lightyear have had a few achievement with projects concerning remarkable-green cars the usage of embedded sun cells.

But with regards to tremendous electric powered automobiles, it hasn’t been as famous in view that solar power doesn’t upload lots range because of the decrease performance.

However, many EV proprietors had been thinking about including deployable solar panels as portable impartial charging solutions that could enlarge the range of their electric powered automobiles – once in a while in the shape of a trailer. At the IdeenExpo in Hannover, Germany, this week, Tesla amazed attendees by unveiling a system that equips a trailer with deployable solar panels:

Tesla is on the "IdeenExpo" in Hannover.

They brought a solar variety extender trailer with Starlink.

And a Model Y with the 4680 structural battery p.C..

Next to the Tesla stand is the VW stand. There are reputedly more VW personnel at the Tesla stand than Tesla employees. %.Twitter.Com/8IHxLI5ukW

— Tesla_Adri (@tesla_adri) July four, 2022

Tesla additionally added a Model Y cutout, displaying off its new structural battery % with 4680 battery cells, for its booth at the exposition, but the new sun variety extender is the extra novel product.

The solar variety extender trailer is likewise prepared with a Starlink satellite tv for pc internet receiver from SpaceX. Starlink lately updated its device to enable the use of its terminal to get internet in moving cars.

It’s now not clean why Tesla built the trailer and unveiled it on the display, however the automaker is not anticipated to promote it to the public any time soon.

It seems to be more of an appeal for the exposition – something that Tesla hardly ever participates in other than as a recruiting attempt.

Would you be interested in Tesla promoting this sun range extender trailer to customers? If so, let us know what type of software you think it would be beneficial for. Let us understand in the remark section.

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