Tesla announces a $300 charging mat that can recharge 3 devices at once

Remember the Apple AirPower charging mat? Announced successful 2017, the instrumentality was expected to recharge 3 devices simultaneously, but Apple ne'er released it, citing engineering issues. Now, Tesla is giving it a changeable with the just-announced Wireless Charging Platform.

Inside the Cybertruck-inspired aluminum casing is simply a wireless charging level named FreePower from a startup called Aira. This is the aforesaid level utilized successful different multi-device charging mats similar the Nomad Base Station Pro. This exertion provides up to 15W of accelerated charging for up to 3 devices. Allegedly, users tin conscionable flip their devices connected the Alcantara surface, and nary substance wherever they land, they’ll get recharged.

This convenience doesn’t travel cheap; the Wireless Charging Platform costs $300.

Aira, the institution that developed the recharging platform, was founded successful 2017 and has since raised $16 cardinal to date. Its latest fundraising came by mode of angel investors successful 2019, chiefly led by backstage investors, including Jawad Ahsan, Lori Greiner and Robert Herjavec. At the time, the institution said the backing was going to beryllium utilized to scope beyond the user market, and let the institution to grow into enterprise, automotive and hospitality.