Tesla sells Wiferion startup to PULS but keeps engineering team

According to news on October 12, Tesla has completed the sale of wireless charging startup Wiferion, which was acquired by Tesla in June 2023. Tesla sold Wiferion to DIN rail power supplier PULS. Although the specific amount of the transaction was not disclosed, Tesla will retain Wiferion’s engineering team.

PULS announced the deal via a press release and plans to establish a new business unit in Germany, named PULS Wireless, which will continue to manufacture, sell and market Wiferion’s Wireless charging products

Tesla has not publicly explained its motivation for acquiring Wiferion, but outsiders speculate that it may be related to Wiferion’s wireless charging technology, because Wiferion is considered an autonomous mobile robot ( One of the suppliers of wireless charging solutions for AMR), automated guided vehicles (AGV) and electric forklifts.

# According to the editor’s understanding, Wiferion’s team of engineers will continue to stay at Tesla. These engineers are senior professionals in the field of high-power wireless power transmission. person.

PULS stated that they will continue to provide wireless power systems to Wiferion’s customers without any changes in business operations. Wiferion's sales, marketing and support teams will transfer to PULS' newly formed PULS Wireless department.

Julian Seume, former chief strategy officer of Wiferion and current head of PULS Wireless, said: “PULS has more than 100 of the industry’s most outstanding developers and With production and sales locations around the world, this takes our charging technology and scalability to new heights. Particularly in new product development and application support, we are now in a stronger position to offer our customers even greater excellence services.”

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