Chinese regulators are considering a ban on fully retractable car door handles, citing safety hazards and functional deficiencies. Tesla, which pioneered the "auto-presenting" door handles on the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tesla wasn't the first to implement unconventional door handles, but it was the catalyst that brought back the strange trend. Not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Premium automakers, especially those deep in the EV space, have developed a notable affection for retractable door handles, ...

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 ...

New regulations will force Tesla and other automakers to redesign their EV for the Chinese market. Here is why the government is stepping in.

Tesla is under scrutiny in China and the US for its electric door handles, with an NHTSA investigation launched earlier this week. The investigation was prompted after owners reported being unable to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Retractable door handles have become a defining design feature of modern electric vehicles, especially those ...

Many new cars—in particular Teslas and a few recent Mercedes-Benz products—feature electronically retractable door handles that disappear into the body as a flush component. These handles look sleek, ...

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 ...