▲ 700 ▼ 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open | There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis. (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 8 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 24 points 8 months ago (3 children) They think the extra .01 "mpg" gained from smooth doors is worth the risk. I think most people would agree that it's not. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Zak@lemmy.world 44 points 8 months ago It's not necessary to have electric door handles for that. Aircraft have been using purely mechanical handles where one side is pushed to make the other stand out enough to pull for decades. Several flush door handle designs requiring no electronics have appeared on cars as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 13 points 8 months ago Nah, then make them pop out on pressing, you don't need an electric actuator permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago It's actually dumber. I'm pretty sure this just got removed because mechanical door handles don't look or sound as cool as electronic door handles. One must remember that Elon Musk is perpetually trapped at 11 years old. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zak@lemmy.world 44 points 8 months ago It's not necessary to have electric door handles for that. Aircraft have been using purely mechanical handles where one side is pushed to make the other stand out enough to pull for decades. Several flush door handle designs requiring no electronics have appeared on cars as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 13 points 8 months ago Nah, then make them pop out on pressing, you don't need an electric actuator permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago It's actually dumber. I'm pretty sure this just got removed because mechanical door handles don't look or sound as cool as electronic door handles. One must remember that Elon Musk is perpetually trapped at 11 years old. permalink fedilink source parent