Little Girl Trapped Inside Tesla Shows the Dangers of Electrical Door Release Systems
20 Jun 2024, 12:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Firefighters had to break a window to rescue a toddler who remained trapped inside a Tesla EV after the car's 12-volt battery died
Rivian R1 Refresh Vehicles Can Become a Death Trap for Rear Passengers
14 Jun 2024, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / With the R1 refresh, Rivian switched to an electrical door release, with emergency releases for the rear passengers hidden beneath a piece of the door panel
Mother and Daughter 'Trapped' Inside Rented Tesla Didn't Know How To Open Doors Manually
18 Sep 2023, 16:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A mother and her daughter remained trapped inside their rented Tesla after it ran out of battery, not knowing how to open the doors manually
Tesla Model 3 Highland Has Easily Accessible Emergency Releases Even for the Rear Doors
8 Sep 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla EVs have electrically operated door releases, and manual overrides are not always easy to access in an emergency, but the Model 3 Highland is better
Tesla Changed the Model Y's Emergency Door Release Again, Tough Luck if You Need To Use It
9 Aug 2023, 14:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cost-cutting measures resulted in a potentially dangerous modification to the MiG Tesla Model Y emergency door release, which cannot be accessed with open hands
Tesla Model Y Got a More Straightforward Emergency Door Release, Still Not Good Enough
17 Oct 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has updated the Model Y in China with bigger seat cushions and a new emergency door release access, which is also available for the Fremont-built Model Y