China is considering a ban on retractable door handles, which were popularized by Tesla in the early 2010s. In September 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology began drafting ...

Chinese regulators are considering a ban on fully retractable car door handles, citing safety hazards and functional deficiencies. Tesla, which pioneered the "auto-presenting" door handles on the ...

Tesla's retractable door handles have often been in the news for all the wrong reasons ever since the automaker decided to adopt this system on the original Model S in 2012. While the company has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tesla wasn't the first to implement unconventional door handles, but it was the catalyst that brought back the strange trend. Not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Premium automakers, especially those deep in the EV space, have developed a notable affection for retractable door handles, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Retractable door handles have become a defining design feature of modern electric vehicles, especially those ...

Headlights. Indicators. Trunk releases. Seatbelts. Airbags. Just about any part of a car you can think of is governed by a long and complicated government regulation. It’s all about safety, ensuring ...

New regulations in China may have a global impact on electric vehicles (EVs). For those with EV experience, you may have already seen how some vehicles can have handles that hide themselves inside the ...

When BMW unveiled its Neue Klasse electric vehicles for the Chinese market earlier this year, one detail stood out to ...

Many new cars—in particular Teslas and a few recent Mercedes-Benz products—feature electronically retractable door handles that disappear into the body as a flush component. These handles look sleek, ...