Flush door handles can be entirely mechanical; push one end to get the other to pop out using a spring to retain it. These ass-clown engineers building cars that rely on electrical power for ...

A new federal safety push is zeroing in on one of the most futuristic features […] ...

A fatality involving a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan has renewed scrutiny of flush car door handles and is likely to reinforce China’s push for tougher safety standards. Bystanders were unable to ...

Tesla’s flush door handles have trapped at least 140 passengers since 2018, with some incidents resulting in injuries or fatalities. Unlike mechanical car doors that typically fail open, Tesla’s sleek ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

House lawmakers are sharpening their focus on a small but consequential piece of car design: […] ...

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 ...

The Buick Wildcat EV concept made it obvious that Buick is headed in a new direction in terms of not only branding, but also the styling of its vehicles. On the styling end, GM Authority has now ...

After a series of fatal crashes linked to electric door handles, China is banning them and forcing automakers to rethink global safety design ...

A U.S. Congresswoman has proposed a bill that would regulate complex door handles on cars. The bill would require door handles be easy and intuitive to open in an emergency. This would affect ...

This will mark the end, in China, of retractable door handles, deemed unsafe in the event of an accident or electrical failure. For several years, flush door handles — those that retract and blend ...

I am going to be entirely honest, I don't understand this fad at all, or the difficulty in implementing it, when my old 2003 Hyundai Accent had handles built into the doors without them needing to be ...