China will ban electrically powered retractable car door handles starting January 1, 2027, after a series of fatal crashes ...

Retractable door handles, popularized by Tesla, are now found on many electric vehicles. However, if automakers want to do ...

Tesla's door handles, Nissan dealers beg for more hybrids and Tesla Cybertruck values continue to fall on the used market.

After a series of fatal crashes linked to electric door handles, China is banning them and forcing automakers to rethink ...

Many newer cars have replaced the tried-and-true door handle with complex electronic versions. Here’s how to operate their manual releases in an emergency. Using the electronic door handle in a 2017 ...

China is about to ban a popular feature on new cars. Retractable door handles on cars will be banned in China from January ...

Rivian has apparently seen the mess Tesla has landed itself in due to its interior door handle design and decided to change course. The EV automaker is now reworking key elements of its doors after ...

China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) has launched a public consultation on draft national standards ...

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 ...

The Gen 2 Rivian R1S and R1T EVs have hard-to-reach emergency release cables for the rear doors. Owners are turning to DIY ...

Joel was previously an editor at Autoblog for nearly a decade, covering cars from humble economy hatchbacks to high-end sports cars. He has extensive driving experience with plenty of track time, and ...

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 ...