Tesla launches “Powerbank” and Desktop Supercharger for mobile devices

November 20, 2017

Tesla has launched a portable battery, dubbed “PowerbankÂ”, and a Desktop Supercharger just in time for the busy holiday shopping season. The new accessories have been added to the companyÂ’s online store and aimed at providing mobile device users with a little extra juice.

At the core of TeslaÂ’s Powerbank is a single 18650 lithium ion battery cell thatÂ’s arguably become best known as the foundation for the Model S and Model X battery pack. TeslaÂ’s flagship consumer cars leverage thousands of 18650 cells that are packed into individual modules to ultimately give its vehicles the long-range and performance capabilities theyÂ’re best known for. But instead of having 100 kWh of battery capacity, enough energy to move a vehicle weighing over two-tons more than 300 miles (482 km), the Powerbank has enough energy to power your standard iOS or Android mobile device with its 3350 mAh capacity.

The $45 Powerbank is designed and inspired after TeslaÂ’s supercharger monument at the Tesla Design Studio.

The Tesla Powerbank features:

Compact Design
Integrated USB
Integrated Apple lightning and detachable micro USB
High efficiency circuitry to deliver maximum battery capacity
Charge status indicator

Technical Specs:

Single 18650 cell with 3350mAh capacity
Input: 1800Â±200mA
Output: 5V/1.5A max

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In addition to the portable battery, Tesla also added a Desktop Supercharger to its storefront which in essence is a miniature Supercharger for your mobile device. Tesla notes that the accessory was modeled off of the same 3D CAD data used to manufacture the actual Supercharger.

Though this isnÂ’t a life-sized unit as we recently saw when one Tesla owner decided to build a life-sized SuperchargerÂ for their garage, itÂ’s nonetheless fun to have a working miniature version of it sitting on ones desktop.

DIYers, of course, can also 3D-print their own Supercharger.