A new bill in Congress, the SAFE Exit Act, would mandate easy-to-find manual door releases for EVs, directly targeting ...

Tesla door handles, which sit flush with the car's body, improve the vehicle's aerodynamics. However, they're not great in extremely cold weather, with the handles sometimes getting too frozen to move ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

Power-operated handles that sit flush with car doors have become a growing feature of modern vehicles thanks to electric vehicle designers seeking to chase aerodynamic efficiency and improved driving ...

China is considering a ban on retractable door handles, which were popularized by Tesla in the early 2010s. In September 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology began drafting ...