[CNN reports](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/china-ban-hidden-car-door-063413837.html): China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern over safety risks.
The hidden door handles are a signature feature of Tesla’s vehicles, and the ban comes as Elon Musk’s company reports declining worldwide sales and struggles with fierce competition in China, its second-biggest market.
discotim on
This is a good thing. Mainly a safety issue.
hellpresident on
Hooray. Fuck these stupid “innovations” that introduce more problems
shurik0790 on
it’s a logical step from a safety perspective. hidden or electronic door handles may look cool and aerodynamic, but if they rely on power and the electronics fail in a crash, it becomes a real risk to people’s lives. there have already been several cases where occupants couldn’t get out or others couldn’t help them because the handles didn’t work.
MentalDisintegrat1on on
This is a good thing because those are pieces of shit
Same with the emergency door release
thatgerhard on
I recently heard this news story of kids burning to death in a tesla because they couldn’t open the doors from the inside or outside. It was cybertruck so they couldn’t get the windows broken in time either.
KillerDr3w on
Good!
There’s a reason why car door handles converged on the mostly similar current design: they work, you know how to use them by looking at them.
With hidden handles I have to explain to nearly every person who gets in my car how to open the door.
markvauxhall on
Amazed EU didn’t get in there and introduce this legislation first.
At least Euro NCAP now require physical buttons for key functions in order for cars to get a five star rating, instead of tolerating them being hidden via three submenus on a touchscreen.
Good, as someone with mobility issues in my hands they’re inaccessible as hell. Hope other places follow suit.
malkazoid-1 on
Good. Elon Musk can put hidden door handles on his Mars rocket ships if he wants to. He can fly to Mars and open and close his stupid doors all day long there, that would be grand.
ReddFro on
My understanding of the main issue is these in Teslas are electronic so can fail in crashes or other power failures instances. So while the aerodynamic improvement from them is minimal, if the design was changed to be mechanical, they’d be fine if you like the style element.
This may be more of a deliberate hinderance to Tesla than a real attempt at improved safety. Domestic makers have adopted similar handles but its still a tesla trademark more than anything.
trantaran on
Thank you! What were they thinking making this. Whenever an uber pulls up with handles like this or even similar im like how do i open this both inside car and outside cuz they keep changing for these cars i have to ask driver or keep fiddling
If it were an emergency its game over
oxidyne on
This new law applies for the rear inside mechanical door release in Model 3 and Y, as it is literally abysmal and could kill you. The front door and rear outside handle are already mechanical.
HumanBeing7396 on
“Made popular” is rather questionable.
BlueHDMIV on
After this can we get rid of buttons and go back to normal shifters for cars?
citizen4509 on
Honestly if I had to buy an electric car I would like it to be we as little fancy stuff as possible. It’s all good and nice when it works but can be fragile, break and consumes electricity that I prefer to use for the mileage. Basically a 2010 car or so, with all the safety devices and an electric engine.
msackeygh on
Good. It’s a stupid design and should never have been implemented. Too fussy
Saintbaba on
Fucking good. From the first time i got into a Tesla i argued that electric door handles are a death trap. To which my Tesla-apologist friend pointed out that there *are* emergency mechanical handles, they’re just hidden for aesthetic reasons. To which i replied, that’s what you need in an emergency, *secret* door handles. And of course in the back seat – you know, where you put the kids – the secret emergency door handle is super especially secretly hidden behind a panel, which i’m sure will be an especially fun puzzle in the dark when the electrics have gone out and the only light you have is the fire.
DaimonHans on
They should maybe ban using phones while driving first.
How2rick on
I own an ioniq 5 with similar handles, but I am pretty sure they are mechanically activated. It sucks when it’s cold though
SteadfastEnd on
I still don’t understand why Tesla even wanted this kind of door handle design in the first place.
mormagils on
I hate them. Good move. Just give me fucking handles that I can actually handle, that’s why they are called handles
qwertyqyle on
Lots of people install door poppers cause it makes their cars look cooler.
PermitTrue on
Shaven door handles have always been illegal in Aus, not sure how these even got through.
TheSn00pster on
Loool
random_encounters42 on
Any engineer worth their wages would have been able to tell you these hidden door handles were unnecessary and a bad idea. I bet Elon the stable genius thought this was so cool, just like renaming twitter, X. The guy has really gone off the deep end. I do wonder if he was always like this or the substance abuse made it more obvious.
RidetheSchlange on
It’s wild that companies were allowed to do this in the first place and I hope the EU follows China in this. There used to be a time when looped door handles were considered a safety feature for numerous reasons and were built extremely rigidly and not from plastic in order to be a point to pull the door open in a rescue, but chasing economy mandates led to all sorts of bullshit like this to cheat.
ThirdSunRising on
While they’re at it they should outlaw putting the glove box release in the gui
okayifimust on
If you were an actual engineer, I am sure you could easily design flush handles that popped out electronically and did all the useless fancy shit, without magically transforming your car into a death trap on case of accidents or power outages.
ChinaCatProphet on
Ha ha, suck it Elon.
kakashi_hotcakes on
i hope more countries take this on i’m so tired of deciphering how to exit the vehicle every time i get into a new car
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[CNN reports](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/china-ban-hidden-car-door-063413837.html): China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern over safety risks.
The hidden door handles are a signature feature of Tesla’s vehicles, and the ban comes as Elon Musk’s company reports declining worldwide sales and struggles with fierce competition in China, its second-biggest market.
This is a good thing. Mainly a safety issue.
Hooray. Fuck these stupid “innovations” that introduce more problems
it’s a logical step from a safety perspective. hidden or electronic door handles may look cool and aerodynamic, but if they rely on power and the electronics fail in a crash, it becomes a real risk to people’s lives. there have already been several cases where occupants couldn’t get out or others couldn’t help them because the handles didn’t work.
This is a good thing because those are pieces of shit
Same with the emergency door release
I recently heard this news story of kids burning to death in a tesla because they couldn’t open the doors from the inside or outside. It was cybertruck so they couldn’t get the windows broken in time either.
Good!
There’s a reason why car door handles converged on the mostly similar current design: they work, you know how to use them by looking at them.
With hidden handles I have to explain to nearly every person who gets in my car how to open the door.
Amazed EU didn’t get in there and introduce this legislation first.
At least Euro NCAP now require physical buttons for key functions in order for cars to get a five star rating, instead of tolerating them being hidden via three submenus on a touchscreen.
https://etsc.eu/cars-will-need-buttons-not-just-touchscreens-to-get-a-5-star-euro-ncap-safety-rating/
Good, as someone with mobility issues in my hands they’re inaccessible as hell. Hope other places follow suit.
Good. Elon Musk can put hidden door handles on his Mars rocket ships if he wants to. He can fly to Mars and open and close his stupid doors all day long there, that would be grand.
My understanding of the main issue is these in Teslas are electronic so can fail in crashes or other power failures instances. So while the aerodynamic improvement from them is minimal, if the design was changed to be mechanical, they’d be fine if you like the style element.
This may be more of a deliberate hinderance to Tesla than a real attempt at improved safety. Domestic makers have adopted similar handles but its still a tesla trademark more than anything.
Thank you! What were they thinking making this. Whenever an uber pulls up with handles like this or even similar im like how do i open this both inside car and outside cuz they keep changing for these cars i have to ask driver or keep fiddling
If it were an emergency its game over
This new law applies for the rear inside mechanical door release in Model 3 and Y, as it is literally abysmal and could kill you. The front door and rear outside handle are already mechanical.
“Made popular” is rather questionable.
After this can we get rid of buttons and go back to normal shifters for cars?
Honestly if I had to buy an electric car I would like it to be we as little fancy stuff as possible. It’s all good and nice when it works but can be fragile, break and consumes electricity that I prefer to use for the mileage. Basically a 2010 car or so, with all the safety devices and an electric engine.
Good. It’s a stupid design and should never have been implemented. Too fussy
Fucking good. From the first time i got into a Tesla i argued that electric door handles are a death trap. To which my Tesla-apologist friend pointed out that there *are* emergency mechanical handles, they’re just hidden for aesthetic reasons. To which i replied, that’s what you need in an emergency, *secret* door handles. And of course in the back seat – you know, where you put the kids – the secret emergency door handle is super especially secretly hidden behind a panel, which i’m sure will be an especially fun puzzle in the dark when the electrics have gone out and the only light you have is the fire.
They should maybe ban using phones while driving first.
I own an ioniq 5 with similar handles, but I am pretty sure they are mechanically activated. It sucks when it’s cold though
I still don’t understand why Tesla even wanted this kind of door handle design in the first place.
I hate them. Good move. Just give me fucking handles that I can actually handle, that’s why they are called handles
Lots of people install door poppers cause it makes their cars look cooler.
Shaven door handles have always been illegal in Aus, not sure how these even got through.
Loool
Any engineer worth their wages would have been able to tell you these hidden door handles were unnecessary and a bad idea. I bet Elon the stable genius thought this was so cool, just like renaming twitter, X. The guy has really gone off the deep end. I do wonder if he was always like this or the substance abuse made it more obvious.
It’s wild that companies were allowed to do this in the first place and I hope the EU follows China in this. There used to be a time when looped door handles were considered a safety feature for numerous reasons and were built extremely rigidly and not from plastic in order to be a point to pull the door open in a rescue, but chasing economy mandates led to all sorts of bullshit like this to cheat.
While they’re at it they should outlaw putting the glove box release in the gui
If you were an actual engineer, I am sure you could easily design flush handles that popped out electronically and did all the useless fancy shit, without magically transforming your car into a death trap on case of accidents or power outages.
Ha ha, suck it Elon.
i hope more countries take this on i’m so tired of deciphering how to exit the vehicle every time i get into a new car
It’s a piece of shit in arctic climate