Flush door handles can be entirely mechanical; push one end to get the other to pop out using a spring to retain it. These ass-clown engineers building cars that rely on electrical power for ...

A fatality involving a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan has renewed scrutiny of flush car door handles and is likely to reinforce China’s push for tougher safety standards.

China has moved to ban concealed door handles on electric vehicles sold in the country as part of a broader safety push that could influence global automotive design. The policy is the world’s first ...

When BMW unveiled its Neue Klasse electric vehicles for the Chinese market earlier this year, one detail stood out to ...

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 ...

Many manufacturers have been switching from mechanical to electrically activated door handles, causing a headache for owners ...

Tesla wasn't the first to implement unconventional door handles, but it was the catalyst that brought back the strange trend. Not every electric vehicle is known for having odd design decisions, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China bans hidden door handles in electric vehicles in major blow to Elon Musk’s Tesla China has moved to ban concealed door ...

I am going to be entirely honest, I don't understand this fad at all, or the difficulty in implementing it, when my old 2003 Hyundai Accent had handles built into the doors without them needing to be ...