Sam Evans
speaker
11,513 appearances
100 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 17 Aug
Sam Evans’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 100 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 32.
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I'm going to do that.
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And yeah.
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What's going to happen is obvious.
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But Tesla, well, they have seen this coming.
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Clunky door mechanisms were reportedly part of why Tesla sunsetted the Model S and the Model X earlier this year.
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The Model X was the worst offender, requiring passengers to pop off speaker grills, pull hidden cables, and physically shove open those heavy falcon wing doors without power assistance.
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On top of that, China, like I said, they are banning flush handles entirely.
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So Tesla is getting squeezed from both of its biggest markets at once.
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The good news, Tesla, they're already moving.
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Chief designer Franz has confirmed that new door handle designs are in the works and we're seeing them on the CyberCap.
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This is a one button interior release that combines electronic and mechanical functions in a single button.
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with different actuation points.
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And on the outside,
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a door opening button on the B pillar instead of flush handles.
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Two caveats before you go.
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Commencing rulemaking doesn't guarantee new rules actually get adopted and finalizing standards will take years.
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And honestly, nobody knows yet whether existing vehicles would need retrofitting, which would mean millions of Teslas already on the road.
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I don't think that's going to happen.
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But the direction of travel is clear.
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The era of the hidden powered style of a function door handle is coming to an end.
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