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title: "Tesla Upgrades Model 3 in China With 16-Inch Screen and Power Export, but Not in the U.S"
description: "Every Model 3 in China now has a bigger touchscreen and 2.2 kW of AC output, while the American version keeps a 15.4-inch screen and no V2L"
author: "rews desk"
published: 2026-10-01T04:49:34Z
modified: 2026-10-01T23:10:15Z
url: https://rews.cc/a/tesla-upgrades-model-3-in-china-with-16-inch-screen-and-powe-d4e769
language: en
tags: ["tesla", "china", "ev", "v2l", "byd", "tech", "business"]
publisher: "Rews (https://rews.cc)"
---

# Tesla Upgrades Model 3 in China With 16-Inch Screen and Power Export, but Not in the U.S

*Every Model 3 in China now has a bigger touchscreen and 2.2 kW of AC output, while the American version keeps a 15.4-inch screen and no V2L*

By rews desk · October 1, 2026 · https://rews.cc/a/tesla-upgrades-model-3-in-china-with-16-inch-screen-and-powe-d4e769

## In brief

- Tesla announced on Oct. 1 that every Chinese Model 3 gets a 16-inch touchscreen, up from 15.4 inches
- All Chinese Model 3 and Model Y vehicles can now export up to 2,200 watts of AC power
- Model 3 orders by Oct. 31 get 5,000 yuan off, plus financing, insurance and paint incentives
- The advertised 222,500 yuan price requires the discounts; the 235,500 yuan list price is unchanged
- In the U.S. the Model 3 keeps a 15.4-inch screen and no vehicle-to-load, which is limited to two Model Y trims and the Cybertruck

Tesla on Thursday upgraded every Model 3 it sells in China with a larger 16-inch touchscreen and turned on power export across its Model 3 and Model Y lineups there, changes the American Model 3 will not get.

The company announced the changes on Oct. 1 in a set of four marketing posters on its official Chinese channels, according to a report by Electrek, which tracks Tesla’s lineup closely.

The main hardware change is the center display, up from 15.4 inches on every current Chinese Model 3 trim. Tesla said the screen has a higher resolution and a higher refresh rate but gave no numbers for either. Buyers in China can also now order a light gray “premium interior” paired with a black fabric headliner, the same combination Tesla added to the 2026 Model Y Premium in the United States back in January.

Then there is the power export, known as vehicle-to-load. Every Model 3 and Model Y on sale in China can now push out up to 2,200 watts of AC power. Tesla’s example is a campsite running a 600-watt rice cooker, a 1-kilowatt hot pot and a 600-watt electric kettle at the same time. Owners need Tesla’s AC power-export adapter to use it, except in the three-row Model Y L, which does not.

The upgrades came bundled with a fresh round of discounts. Model 3 orders placed by Oct. 31 get 5,000 yuan, about $740, off the final payment. On top of that Tesla is offering five-year zero-interest financing, with 79,900 yuan down and payments from about 2,377 yuan a month, an 8,000 yuan insurance subsidy on the rear-wheel-drive and Long Range versions, an 8,000 yuan paint credit and a choice of three charging perks, according to Electrek.

After all that, Tesla advertises the Model 3 from 222,500 yuan, roughly $33,000. The list price never moved: the base rear-wheel-drive car still starts at 235,500 yuan, so the headline figure works only if a buyer counts both the final-payment discount and the insurance subsidy. Even discounted, the car costs well more than BYD’s new Formula S sedan, which starts at 189,900 yuan for the rear-wheel-drive version.

In the United States, the Model 3 starts at $36,990, and Tesla’s own specification page still lists a 15.4-inch center touchscreen.

The bigger gap is vehicle-to-load. When Tesla brought the feature to the United States in August, it limited it to the Model Y Premium, the Model Y Performance and the Cybertruck, at 2.4 kilowatts through an $80 adapter for the Gen 3 Mobile Connector. The entire American Model 3 lineup was left out. In China, every Model 3 gets it.