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 ...

Congress is moving to rein in the sleek, flush door handles that helped define the Tesla look, arguing that design has gone too far at the expense of basic safety. The Securing Accessible Functional ...

Starting in 2027, China will outlaw the sleek, electrically-powered retractable door handles that have become increasingly common on modern vehicles. The decision follows a troubling pattern of fatal ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...