> The Bloomberg investigation found numerous instances of passengers who were killed or severely burned by post-crash fires when rescuers on the scene were unable to open the doors.

Have any of these incidents result in major law suits? Seems pretty likely they would and should sue.

Honeslt yI hate modern automotive designs. My one wish for the Chinese EV makers was that one of them just makes a friggin normal car that's an EV without stupid gimmicks abut no, doesn't seem like the industry has the ability to design a reliable car.

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ponector 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My 2024 car is reliable, comfortable, nice to drive. With big doorhandles, easy to open and no instructions to passengers required.

If any, Chinese cars are usually loaded with bells and whistles to the top.

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Ancalagon 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A normal car of yore with ac that gets from A to B, but is electric. Imagine that.

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lotsofpulp 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why did Bloomberg write numerous instead of specifying the number?

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Someone1234 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That quote is from the linked article/CNN, it is a summary, you can read the original reporting from Bloomberg if you wish to learn more about what they found.

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lotsofpulp 11 hours ago | parent [-]

> An investigation by Bloomberg found 140 incidents of people being trapped in their Teslas due to problems with the door handles, including several that resulted in horrific injuries.

The above is from CNN, but in the original bloomberg article, I don’t see any specifics. If I was a writer, and the number of incidents was high, I would want to specify it to maximize engagement.

So I prone to assume when they don’t share data and instead use vague descriptions, it is probably because the data is not compelling enough to present.

> Complaints about Tesla’s electrically powered doors also pervade NHTSA’s database that the agency uses to identify potential defects. Bloomberg identified more than 140 consumer complaints related to Tesla’s doors getting stuck, not opening or otherwise malfunctioning since 2018. While it’s difficult to assess how that compares with other models with similar doors, the regulator has taken notice.

https://archive.is/2025.09.18-161757/https://www.bloomberg.c...

	▲	ortusdux 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Did the handles play a role in Angela Chao's death?

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