- China will ban retractable EV door handles on new vehicles starting January 2027.
- Mechanical emergency releases will be mandatory for both interior and exterior door handles.
- Tesla and other automakers must redesign handles to meet new safety standards.
The only reason features like this exist is to assuage the paranoia of upper middle class treat demons who think every time they drive past a black person in their gated community they are about to be carjacked. Pretty soon these things will be spraying CS gas at paramedics.
Remember the guy who built a flamethrower into his car