China has officially banned hidden and retractable car door handles, and let’s be clear about why: the auto industry ignored years of safety warnings in favor of looking futuristic. Regulators finally ...

A Model S lawsuit claims electronic door handles reduced resale value, even though the plaintiff never experienced a failure ...

The handle of a Tesla Model Y electric vehicle sits flush against the vehicle's side inside a showroom in Beijing on February 3, 2026. Tesla's exterior door handles, which are electronically operated, ...

UPDATE 9/23/25: With Tesla facing scrutiny over the safety of its electric door handles, the brand's design chief Franz von Holzhausen said there are plans to redesign them, as reported by Bloomberg.

The left hand of an individual as it pulls on a vehicle's black doorhandle, the handle was recessed into the vehicle - emirhankaramuk/Shutterstock New regulations in ...

Headlights. Indicators. Trunk releases. Seatbelts. Airbags. Just about any part of a car you can think of is governed by a long and complicated government regulation. It’s all about safety, ensuring ...

China has become the first nation to require a change to make it easier to rescue people from car crashes: Car doors must be able to open from either side mechanically, like by lifting a handle. The ...