Tesla is once again facing legal scrutiny after a newly filed proposed class action alleged a safety defect in certain 2023-2026 Model S vehicles. The complaint, filed in California federal court, ...

Tesla isn’t just a car company. It’s kind of a whole vibe. For two decades, engineers and designers—under Elon Musk’s infamously micro-managing eye, of course—have reimagined entire car components to ...

There's an increasing number of cars with non-conventional door handles that rewrite the rules. Why did automakers abandon regular door handles?

Tesla’s sleek, retractable door handles are back in court, this time over claims that they fail so often owners are locked out of their own cars. The latest class action focuses on drivers who say the ...

China has moved to ban concealed door handles on electric vehicles sold in the country as part of a broader safety push that could influence global automotive design. The policy is the world’s first ...

Two Bay Area families are suing Tesla over the death of their 19-year-old daughter and 20-year-old son after a crash which left them and one other teenager dead, trapped inside the vehicle due to what ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

According to industry reports, there have been numerous recorded incidents of people being stuck inside Teslas due to not knowing how to manually open the electric door handles. Since several of these ...

The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating whether certain Tesla door handles are defective received more complaints within days of initiating its probe from consumers who were unable to enter or ...

From 2027, cars sold in China must have manual door releases after electronic handles failing during crashes. Tesla and other brands will need design changes. China will ban retractable EV door ...