Electric vehicles are becoming more prominent, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. They've led to China banning retractable doors for a shocking reason.

Tesla faces another lawsuit after a 20-year-old was trapped inside due to Model Y's electronic door handles. But China already has a solution.

China has introduced new regulations, starting in 2027, requiring all car doors to open manually from both sides. Electric ...

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 ...

Instead of a simple, familiar mechanical latch, it’s now common for a car’s exterior door handles to remain flush against the door until the car is unlocked, requiring an electric motor to open. On ...

Automakers have increasingly implemented door handles that retract into the bodywork for aerodynamic reasons, but they are now off limits in China.

New Chinese rules mandate mechanical door releases on EVs and could reshape vehicle design worldwide ...

In some ways, the humble door handles we use to open our vehicles haven’t changed much in over five decades. In others, today’s modern handles represent a leap forward in technology. In the formative ...

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating whether some Tesla Inc. vehicle doors are defective, citing incidents in which exterior handles stopped working, trapping children inside. The National ...