"China's regulatory agency handling automotive concerns has released a draft on what it is considering to be standard for door handle designs on vehicles, following some scrutiny it placed upon Tesla's designs. Over the past few weeks, we have reported on two different criticisms Tesla has faced with its door handle designs, one in China and one in the United States. Both will require the company to come up with solutions and potentially new engineering."
"Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen appeared on Bloomberg last week and said the company is already looking to implement something that will bring together the mechanical and electrical releases that the door handles depend on. Tesla addresses door handle complaints with simple engineering fix Some vehicles in the Tesla lineup already have mechanical latches on all four doors to enable them to open in the event of a dead battery. However, there are some additional measures that need to be taken."
"The first guidelines are being released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which composed a draft called "Technical Requirements for Automobile Door Handle Safety." 🚨 It sounds like some changes will be coming to Tesla's door handles in China The MIIT wrote in a new case study that it's requiring a change to prevent getting locked in the car: "[The] operating space must be ≥60mm×20mm×25mm (roughly the space for a palm to maneuver)." https://t.co/IYkruyzogI - TESLARATI (@Teslarati) September 24, 2025"
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has drafted technical requirements for automobile door handle safety that could impose new mandatory standards. The draft calls for mechanical releases on every door except the trunk and requires side doors to be openable from external handles without tools. The MIIT specifies an operating space of at least 60mm×20mm×25mm to accommodate a palm for maneuvering. Tesla has faced recent criticisms in China and the United States over its door-handle designs. Tesla's chief designer said the company is working to integrate mechanical and electrical releases; some Teslas already include mechanical latches on all four doors.
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