is impacted by the global chip shortage. Starting from November 2021, Model 3 / Y has begun to report "reduce allocation" delivery, mainly for the adjustment of the central control USB-C slot.
However, the Model 3/Y produced in the United States and China are different in the "reduced configuration". The US version is directly not available for USB-C and will be reserved for later additions. Chinese car models are installed with a substitute that can only be charged and cannot transmit information.
However, the latest news from the United States pointed out that although Model 3/Y has been added to the central control USB-C slot, the function is also castrated, data transmission is gone, and the hole position is only for charging.
1 A few days ago, someone found that in the US version of Model 3/Y car owner manual, Tesla added a new note, that is, "some" models produced after November 1/1 in 2021, the central control USB-C slot will only be used for charging. If you want to use the data transmission function, you can only use the USB-C slot in the glove box.
Although this "reduced configuration" approach for central control USB-C slots may not be comprehensive, because Tesla did not explain in detail when it was delivered, car owners will not know whether their central control USB-C slot functions are complete. No wonder someone in the forum doesn't understand why the USB gaming stick cannot be used, and why it cannot play music or play Boombox through USB portable discs.
It is still unclear whether the Model 3, which was produced and sold to other markets by the California factory after November 1, 2021, will also be "reduced" in the central control USB-C slot, and it is not certain whether Tesla will provide free modification services in the future, so that the central control USB-C slot can be used for data transmission rather than only for charging.
