Congress Is Coming for Tesla's Door Handles—Finally
Rep. Robin Kelly's pushing legislation to mandate conventional door mechanisms after 15 alleged crash-related deaths tied to Tesla's motorized handles. It's the kind of safety theater that shouldn't need legislative muscle—mechanical reliability beats fancy engineering when lives are on the line. The Model S, Model 3, and Model Y all use the same problematic design.
Tesla spent years selling futurism as a feature while ignoring that a $2 door handle mechanism shouldn't require a rescue team to operate in an emergency.
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