Electric door actuators are hardly a new idea. They’ve become a common sight across the auto industry, yet they seem to draw most attention, and the sharpest criticism, when attached to a Tesla. Over ...

Congresswoman Robin Kelly of Illinois introduced a bill that would force Tesla to redesign its deadly door handles and ...

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 ...

Given Elon Musk's habit of revealing snippets of information when he talks, electric-car advocates, owners, and industry analysts pore over any live event at which the Tesla Motors CEO presents. On ...

You’re at the baseball field. You just dropped your kid off. Midway through a peaceful walk to the bleachers, your phone buzzes: “A door on your Tesla Model X is open.” No problem, you think. Open the ...

Predictably, the NHTSA has expanded the previous Model Y emergency door handle investigation to the Model 3, which features a similar door release design ...

Federal safety regulators are scrutinizing how Tesla’s sleek, power-dependent doors behave in the most harrowing moments on ...