Sam Evans

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11,513 appearances 100 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 17 Aug

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The Electric Viking · Tesla Will Be Forced to Redesign Its Door Handles — New US Rules Explained · 28 Jul 2026 podcast

According to Bloomberg, this decision kicks off a formal rulemaking process and it follows multiple incidents where drivers and passengers became trapped inside cars after those cars lost electrical power in a crash. matched

To be fair, there are ways to get out of your car matched

In that instance, you can actually physically still get out, but most people just don't know that they can do that. matched

Now, think about this, though, for a second. matched

You're in an accident, the 12-volt battery gets knocked out, and suddenly the doors won't open. matched

You're panicking. matched

You're not thinking, hang on a minute, where's the emergency release? matched

So it's not super easy to actually open the door. matched

And from the outside, you can't really open it at all. matched

That's the scenario regulators are targeting here. matched

Regulators, like I said, not just in matched

the US, but also in China. matched

Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, called this a significant step. matched

In fact, he said it was a very significant step because starting rulemaking is the required first move to create or modify the federal motor vehicle safety standards around electric doors and emergency egress. matched

But, and this is important, he also said that even if the process moves quickly, a final compliance date for automakers probably won't arrive before 2030. matched

So this is not an overnight change. matched

This is a slow moving freight train, but it is now moving. matched

So why is Tesla in the crosshairs? matched

Well, every Tesla on sale today uses flush exterior door handles like a lot of other EVs do too. matched

that depend on power from the low voltage battery. matched

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