Tesla Is Creating a Wireless Car Charger

Tesla is developing its own wireless charging solution

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Tesla may be moving forward with wireless charging. If you blinked, you might have missed it during the Investor Day presentation. As Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla's Senior Director of Charging Infrastructure, was wrapping up her presentation, a slide titled: Can't Forget to Do Cool S*** appeared. It was only onscreen for a few seconds, but it may have been enough to show that Tesla is actively pursuing the technology.

Wireless Wall Connector

The slide showed an illustration of a Model S parked in a garage with a large mat under it and a box on the wall. It's assumed the box is the power source, and the mat is a charging pad. Interestingly, the illustration shows one of the recently updated Model S vehicles. It'll be interesting to see whether Tesla offers a retrofit for current owners or which vehicles will support a wireless charging mat.

Your Tesla is Always "Plugged In"

As Tinucci wrapped up her presentation, she concluded, "one more thing, yes, we've got to scale our infrastructure, yes we want to power it via renewable sources, but we are Tesla, so we also want to make sure we are continuing to focus on providing really incredible charging experiences." I'll confess I have forgotten to plug in my Tesla. It sure would be an incredible experience if my car charged itself.

Many owners will likely agree that what makes this product special isn't the wireless aspect, but the automated charging solution. You'll never have to decide whether to plug your vehicle in or forget to do so. You'll simply drive into your garage and the vehicle will decide when it needs to charge.

While this wireless unit appears to be a newer version of Tesla's Wall Connector, we expect Tesla to continue to offer their plug-in unit.

Several Companies Developing Wireless EV Charging

Plugless Power, a leader in wireless EV charging, was the first to provide a production wireless charging station to Telsa's Model S.

Another company pursuing the technology, Witricity, states that wireless charging is the key enabler for accelerating EV adoption and driving a greener future.

Several new companies have been working on the technology, but some legacy brands are also getting in on the action. For example, when Dodge unveiled their new Ram Revolution BEV Concept at CES 2023, they also introduced the Ram Charger. It's described as an inductive robot charger that "detects the vehicle's presence and its charging needs, and automatically moves into position and aligns itself under the vehicle."

Tesla is certainly not one to play catch up to anyone. However, with companies already developing a more convenient way to charge, including a legacy automaker, the race is on for Tesla to get wireless charging technology to Tesla owners.

Elon Musk Takes Over Tesla Sales For North America and Europe

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Following the recent departure of longtime deputy Omead Afshar, Elon Musk has stepped up to personally oversee Tesla’s sales operations in North America and Europe, according to a new report from Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with the matter.

This is a big shake-up that places Elon directly in charge of fixing Tesla’s sales slump in two key markets. The move has come as Tesla reported nearly on-the-ball deliveries for Q2 2025, hitting 384k deliveries, against a consensus street estimate of 385k deliveries.

New Leadership Structure

According to the report, Afshar’s former responsibilities are being divided between Elon and Senior VP Tom Zhu. Elon will now directly oversee the sales organizations in the US and Europe. As part of this change, Troy Jones, Tesla’s VP of North America Sales, will now report to Elon.

Tom Zhu, who is based in China, will continue to manage sales in Asia while also taking on the critical new responsibility of overseeing global manufacturing operations. Leadership of Tesla’s factories in Fremont, California, and Texas will now report to Tom. Tesla Energy’s factories will still report to Michael Snyder, VP of Energy and Charging.

For now, we’re unsure whether this is a temporary management structure, if the reporting lines will shift, or if Tesla will either hire or promote a new Senior VP of Sales to cover the duties.

Tackling the Sales Slump

The restructuring is a response to the recent downturn in sales. Analysts estimated that Tesla would deliver approximately 385k vehicles, which they essentially managed to achieve. However, deliveries fell short of production numbers, with Tesla delivering just 373k of the 410k vehicles produced.

This situation is particularly challenging in Central Europe. Europe has been noted as Tesla’s weakest market, according to Elon. Interestingly, Elon previously stated in several interviews over the last few months that there was no demand issue, but it now seems that there have been some issues with growing sales.

With Tesla’s new vehicle registrations across Europe having plunged 37% since the start of this year, and the rollout of the new affordable model, as well as more affordable versions of the Model 3 and Model Y seemingly delayed, there is a lot to do. Some analysts are projecting a second consecutive annual decline in Tesla’s global car sales for 2025.

The Rise of Tom Zhu

A key note in this reshuffle is the return of Tom Zhu to a top global operations role. Tom had previously led the construction and ramp-up of Giga Shanghai and was then promoted to Senior VP of Automotive Operations in 2023. Last year, he was sent back to China to focus on tackling regulatory hurdles with the launch of FSD in China.

His return to overseeing global manufacturing, even while staying in China, is a significant vote of confidence in his abilities. It also comes as Chinese authorities have begun drafting new autonomy guidelines to clear a path for the broader rollout of both Supervised and potentially Unsupervised FSD.

Wrap Up

This major restructuring shows that Elon is once again focused on Tesla and plans to personally tackle the company’s biggest issues. This will require a careful hand, as Elon’s forays into politics have caused self-admitted brand damage. If anyone can turn this around and have the Model Y return as the Best-Selling Vehicle of 2026, having just missed out by a few thousand vehicles to the Toyota RAV4, it is Elon.

Alongside him, Tom Zhu will be responsible for streamlining global manufacturing and ensuring that Tesla is ready to launch their new affordable variants in the near future, which should also make a considerable dent in sales.

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Tesla Shares Q2 2025 Numbers: Production and Deliveries Up Over Last Quarter

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Tesla has released its Q2 2025 production and delivery numbers, revealing an improvement in production and deliveries over Q1, but still down from a year ago.

Tesla produced 410,244 vehicles in Q2, nearly equal to their production a year ago, which was 410,831 vehicles. Production for this quarter was significantly up compared to Q1 2025, which only saw 362,615 vehicles produced. While production numbers matched those of a year ago, actual deliveries were down.

Q2 2025 saw Tesla deliver 384,122 vehicles, which was down approximately 59,000 units compared to the same period last year, but up by approximately 48,000 vehicles, or about 14% compared to Q1.

Breakdown by Model

The Model 3/Y segment continues to dominate Tesla’s production profile, accounting for 396,835 units produced and 373,728 delivered in Q2 2025. Deliveries for the “Other Models” category—which includes the Cybertruck, Model S, and Model X—were down compared to the previous quarter, with just 10,394 vehicles delivered, a 20% decline. Compared to a year ago, the drop for these vehicles is even more drastic, with sales being down 52%. Tesla refreshed its Model S and Model X last month with new features; however, the update was much smaller than expected and likely didn’t help much in increasing sales for these vehicles.

Tesla doesn’t break down Cybertruck sales separately, but those deliveries are expected to be down as well.

Tesla noted that 2% of total deliveries this quarter were accounted for under operating lease agreements, consistent with the same quarter last year.

Context and Market Response

While the numbers exceeded some bearish expectations, the year-over-year delivery drop is Tesla’s second straight quarterly decline. Analysts attribute declining sales to increasing EV competition and reputation issues.

Still, investors found relief in the improved quarter when compared to Q1. The stock rebounded about 4% yesterday on the news.

Looking ahead, all eyes are on Tesla’s Robotaxi network, the Cybercab, and the more affordable model, which is slated to be released later this year.

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