Tesla presents solar-powered range-extending trailer at German trade show

Tesla traveled to a German trade show called IdeenExpo to unveil a solar-powered, internet-connected range extender that's integrated into a small trailer. While the concept is interesting on paper, it sounds like it might exacerbate the exact problem that it was designed to solve.

Official information about the trailer is few and far between. Photos of it appeared on Twitter, but the company hasn't released details yet. Its single-axle chassis was seemingly made by a German firm called Humbaur, and it's topped with an assortment of solar panels that fold out. It has no internal storage, according to a Twitter post, but it can provide Starlink satellite internet service to the car that it's being towed by.