The last year has been full of stories surrounding dangerous door handle design. Now, China is banning retractable handles, beginning with electric vehicles. A newly uncovered video highlights why.

China has banned hidden car door handles on electric vehicles (EVs), making it easier to rescue people from car crashes. The rules, which will take effect starting in 2027, will require car doors to ...

China will soon outlaw flush door handles on cars, starting January 1, 2027, a move that analysts say could have ramifications far beyond its own borders. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and ...

Retracting hideaway door handles have become more and more popular among automotive manufacturers in the past decade, but they have also been a source of controversy of late: Tesla is being sued over ...

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Flush door handles have been quite the automotive design trend of late. Stylists like them because they don’t add visual noise to the side of a car. And aerodynamicists like them because they make a ...

BEIJING—China is banning retractable door handles on cars, used by Tesla and many Chinese electric-vehicle makers, after safety concerns grew over doors that couldn’t be opened in accidents. Under ...

Simply sign up to the Automobiles myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Chinese regulators have banned hidden car door handles, making it the first country to crack down on a design ...

Tesla wasn't the first to implement unconventional door handles, but it was the catalyst that brought back the strange trend. Not every electric vehicle is known for having odd design decisions, with ...

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 ...

China has officially implemented new regulations that ban hidden door handles, as reported by Bloomberg. The rules prohibit both the type of door handles that pop out by pressing on one end of the ...

D Tamilselvi recently retired as a community health nurse from the Medavakkam primary health centre after 40 years of service. “In the beginning, I remember always having tree shade to park my cycle, ...