China is moving to ban hidden door handles to remove potential risks associated with the feature widely found in new energy vehicles and even some gasoline models. The Ministry of Industry and ...

There’s no denying that a car looks very high-tech and futuristic whenever it has concealed door handles. Even more so, when it pops out when you press the unlock button. It’s somehow a symbol of ...

Tesla’s flush door handles have trapped at least 140 passengers since 2018, with some incidents resulting in injuries or fatalities. Unlike mechanical car doors that typically fail open, Tesla’s sleek ...

China is preparing to reshape how carmakers design something as simple yet crucial as a door handle. A new draft regulation from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is now open ...

The Tesla Model Y's flush-mounted electronic door handles are under scrutiny after U.S. regulators started looking into more than 174,000 Model Y crossovers with door handles that could fail during ...

I’m a big fan of EVs, and I think it’s high time they become the default commuter vehicle in the U.S.A. Not because they’re slick and shiny. Not because they’re futuristic and advanced. But because ...

The sleek, minimalist handles, once hailed as a hallmark of futuristic design, have come under scrutiny after users reported being unable to open doors during emergencies. Tesla now aims to merge the ...

Tesla's design chief says the company is planning to redesign interior door handles on its vehicles to combine powered and manual releases. However, the designer, Franz von Holzhausen, stopped short ...

Tesla’s door handle design is notoriously terrible, unintuitive, and dangerous. Customers have been saying it for years. After multiple damning reports, the company might finally be doing something ...

Tesla is being officially investigated by the NHTSA due to allegations that their door handles are unsafe in the event of an accident. Here's why the door handles have allegedly contributed to ...