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Tesla has delayed its long-awaited Powershare with Powerwall integration for the Cybertruck, pushing the release to mid-2026. The update comes from Cybertruck and Powerwall owner @mahkus, who contacted Tesla directly about the feature’s status and received confirmation from the company in an email.
According to Tesla’s message, the feature is “still in development” and won’t debut until mid-2026. “This new release date gives us additional time to design and test this feature, ensuring its ability to communicate and optimize energy sharing between your vehicle and many configurations and generations of Powerwall,” Tesla added. “We are also using this time to develop additional Powershare features that will help us continue to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.”
Powershare has been one of the Cybertruck’s standout capabilities since launch, available on every trim. Tesla describes the technology as a bi-directional power system that lets the truck act as a mobile generator, supplying up to 11.5 kW to tools, appliances, other EVs, or even an entire home during an outage.
As Tesla notes on its Powershare site, “Powershare allows you to draw up to 11.5 kW of continuous power directly from Cybertruck. Use the outlets in the truck bed or Mobile Connector with a Powershare Outlet Adapter to draw power. No additional hardware is needed to use onboard outlets. Home backup requires additional equipment.” Powershare technology even comes integrated in Tesla’s Wall Connectors.
Powershare with Powerwall takes that further by allowing Cybertruck owners with existing Powerwalls to charge their home battery directly from the truck, extending backup duration during blackouts. The feature has been in development for some time, but integrating it with years of Powerwall hardware has proven more complex than expected.
Tesla Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill acknowledged the challenge in a post on X, explaining that making Powershare work seamlessly with existing Powerwalls is far from trivial. “Two grid-forming devices need to negotiate who will form and who will follow depending on state of charge of each,” he said, noting that this has to happen “without a network and through multiple generations of hardware” while meeting strict safety certification requirements.
Even so, Morrill emphasized that the team is committed to delivering the feature and being transparent about timing. While the delay may be disappointing for some owners, Tesla is determined to bring the feature to market once it’s ready. The setback also comes as Tesla recently lost its Cybertruck program manager, Siddhant Awasthi, who departed last month after eight years at the company.
Still, Tesla has managed to bring other parts of the Powershare ecosystem online, including the Powershare Gateway and support for solar-only homes using existing hardware. Owners with battery-backed homes remain the final group awaiting full compatibility — and it looks like they’ll have to wait a bit longer.
