Tesla is apparently rethinking one of its door handle designs as US regulators ramp up scrutiny. On a Bloomberg podcast this week, Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen revealed the company plans to ...

Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open ...

Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design ...

Power-operated handles that sit flush with car doors have become a growing feature of modern vehicles thanks to electric vehicle designers seeking to chase aerodynamic efficiency and improved driving ...

US auto safety regulators opened an investigation into whether some Tesla Inc. vehicle doors are defective, citing incidents in which exterior handles stopped working and trapped children inside. The ...

When firefighter Max Walsh saw smoke rising in the distance, he figured he was sprinting toward yet another car fire. As a firefighter, he’d seen plenty of them, but this time, he was actually headed ...

Door handles get a lot of use, and they’re often left off of weekly chore lists. The hardware is in contact with dirty, germy hands all day, and exterior handles are exposed to dirt, dust, pollen, and ...

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, ...

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn., Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewal by Andersen has once again earned top honors in customer satisfaction, ranking "#1 in customer satisfaction with window and patio door ...

Now in its 19th year, the J.D. Power Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study evaluates customer satisfaction across multiple dimensions. Renewal by Andersen achieved the highest scores in the ...