Best Overall
TUDEAO Hidden Console Hub
Key details
- Fits
- Model 3 Highland 2024–2027, Model Y Juniper, Model Y L
- Mount
- Recessed below the console cover
- Charging
- 45W hub output, two retractable USB-C cables
- Warranty
- 6 months
The thing that goes wrong with a console hub usually isn't power — it's the lid. A hub that sits proud of the compartment holds the sliding door open, and an open door leaves the console light on. The Tudeao sits recessed instead, so the cover slides shut and everything goes dark until you open it again. We had it in and charging well inside a minute: angle it into the well, twist, plug it into the console's own port. That single detail is most of why we recommend it first.
Charging is rated at 45 watts for the hub, spread across two built-in USB-C cables that pull out when you need them and retract with a tug. That's a phone-and-tablet figure. If a laptop is regularly in the car, the Jowua's 130 watts is the number that matters, and it's the reason to spend more than this.
Fit covers the cars most people are shopping now: Model 3 Highland from 2024, Model Y Juniper, plus the Model Y L and Performance consoles. The finish is plain black and disappears into the well, which we prefer to hubs that announce themselves with a light bar or a logo. The six-month warranty is the one place it feels thin.
What we appreciate most is how little it asks of you. No app, no cord routed down to the 12V socket, no organizer tray sold separately — the things the pricier hubs want before they look right. It's a hub you install once and stop thinking about, which is the highest compliment this category allows.
Pros
- Console lid closes over it, light and all
- Two retractable USB-C cables built in
- Twist-in install, no tools or 12V cord
- Fits Model Y L and Performance consoles
Cons
- 45W hub output, so laptops are out
- Only for Highland and Juniper-era consoles
Our pick for any Highland or Juniper console: it closes under the lid, installs in seconds, and runs two retractable USB-C cables that suit phones rather than laptops.