Tesla has been harshly criticized in the past for its electromechanical door releases, which proved a hazard to occupants in the case of a crash. With the refreshed Model Y, Tesla has made progress in ...

Many newer cars have replaced the tried-and-true door handle with complex electronic versions. Here’s how to operate their manual releases in an emergency. Using the electronic door handle in a 2017 ...

It's been a while since we heard about a Tesla emergency door release breaking a seemingly unrelated window. Still, unfortunately for one Model Y driver, that ...

The owner says the R1S’ rear manual release broke and is nearly impossible to access. He compares the risk to a past fatal ...

Last October, we informed you about a welcome change to the emergency door release system on the Model Y vehicles built at the Fremont factory and Giga Shanghai. New information reveals that the same ...