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Leon Poultney

Pop-out car door handles could finally disappear for good –as Tesla responds to global backlash about their safety

Tesla Model.
  • The NHTSA opens investigation on Tesla’s electric door handles
  • Chinese authorities might ban them altogether
  • VW boss says flush door handles are “terrible to operate”

Tesla was arguably the first major automotive brand to introduce electronic door handles back in 2012, when the style-forward mechanism on the Model S remained flush to the body work and then magically popped-out whenever the vehicle is unlocked.

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