Congress takes aim at Tesla's flush door handles—safety or theater?
"Tesla's flush handles were always a solution looking for a problem—turns out Congress agrees, but 15 deaths and a bill probably means the handles stay longer than anyone expects."
— Revvly Take
The SAFE Exit Act specifically targets flush electronic door handles after claims of 15 deaths, with Tesla as the obvious target. The bill frames emergency egress as a design flaw, not user error. Whether this becomes regulation or gets buried in committee says everything about how Washington handles EV safety theater.
Fred Lambert
Electrek Tesla · Jan 8
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