{"id":379518,"date":"2026-10-01T02:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=379518"},"modified":"2026-10-01T02:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:48:11","slug":"tesla-model-3-in-china-now-gets-a-bigger-16-inch-screen-and-v2l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/tesla-model-3-in-china-now-gets-a-bigger-16-inch-screen-and-v2l\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model 3 in China now gets a bigger 16-inch screen and V2L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla has updated the Model 3 in China with a new <strong>16-inch center touchscreen<\/strong> and vehicle-to-load support, usually shortened to V2L. So far, Tesla hasn&#8217;t said it&#8217;ll bring that same setup to US buyers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tesla\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8a30b769-8246-4b63-aeab-f453259521d4\/2038338073\/tesla-cybertruck-for-cindycar-drive-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tesla<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla-cybertruck-for-cindycar-drive.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla-cybertruck-for-cindycar-drive.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For buyers in China, that adds up to <strong>two pretty tangible changes<\/strong>: a bigger display than before, plus the ability to run camping gear, small appliances, and other electronics through an adapter. Chinese EV shoppers are paying more attention to features like that, right alongside range, performance, and software.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That matters because Tesla is selling into a market where BYD, Xiaomi, Xpeng, and Zeekr keep refreshing their lineups at a faster clip. A larger <strong>16-inch screen<\/strong> and V2L are the kind of easy-to-see upgrades that help the Model 3 still feel up to date, especially with Gigafactory Shanghai doing so much of the company&#8217;s production and export work.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re shopping for a Model 3 in China, this update is worth a closer look. 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So far, Tesla hasn&#8217;t said it&#8217;ll bring that same setup to US buyers. For buyers in China, that adds up to two pretty tangible changes: a bigger display than before, plus the ability to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/tesla-model-3-in-china-now-gets-a-bigger-16-inch-screen-and-v2l\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tesla Model 3 in China now gets a bigger 16-inch screen and V2L&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9349,"featured_media":379517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-379518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9349"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":379519,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379518\/revisions\/379519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379518"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=379518"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=379518"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=379518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}