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Tesla Is Redesigning Door Handles That Drew Safety Scrutiny  Bloomberg Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors  Bloomberg Tesla redesigning door handles that drew scrutiny over safety, Bloomberg News reports  yahoo.com Tesla’s 2021 Model Y Doors Could Trap Riders, US Safety Agency Says  The New York Times Tesla Is Being Investigated by the Feds for the Model Y’s Electric Door Handles That May Not Work  Car and …

When Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began wielding its ax at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this year, many believed this was done to weaken the agency’s oversight over Tesla. But despite the Tesla CEO’s sometimes-close relationship with the Trump administration, it appears there is still some independence left within NHTSA: earlier this week, the agency opened …

Who says journalism is dead? Less than a week after Bloomberg published a damning report about Tesla’s “dangerous doors,” the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now looking into it. On Tuesday, the regulator said it opened an investigation into the automaker’s electrically powered doors. The problem: They stop working if the vehicle’s low-voltage battery fails. The NHTSA’s …

Tesla is under investigation for faulty electronic door handles that can trap people inside their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the probe, saying it was responding to numerous complaints filed by Tesla owners, with a particular focus on children who have been locked inside the vehicle without any way to get out. The news comes a …

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into claims that Tesla’s door handles become inoperable in certain situations on Model Y SUVs. The safety agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) revealed the probe on Tuesday, after having received nine reports from owners who were unable to get into their cars. ODI writes that the most common scenario …

Tesla Faces Probe by US Auto Safety Agency Over Door Handles  Bloomberg.com US opens probe into 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars over door handle failures  Reuters NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tesla Model Ys Trapping Occupants  The Wall Street Journal China Might Ban One of Our Biggest Frustrations: Retractable Door Handles on Cars  Road & Track Tesla Tried To Reimagine Door Handles. Here’s Where It …

Getty Images Second-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions is off to a stress-free 3-0 start to the season. But while the outcome of the Nittany Lions’ games hasn’t been in doubt, they fell to 0-3 against the spread on Saturday with a 52-6 win over Villanova, as they failed to cover the 48-point spread on a late, garbage-time touchdown for the second …

ECB to hold rates again but keep door ajar to further easing  Reuters ECB Holds Rates Steady, Just as Fed Is Poised to Cut  The Wall Street Journal Europe stocks gain, euro bounces after European Central Bank rate hold and U.S. inflation print  CNBC France Stalls the ECB’s Perfect Landing  Bloomberg.com European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged as economy weathers Trump’s tariffs  AP News Source …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Russell Wilson, at 5-foot-11, was never supposed to have this kind of career as a professional quarterback. Built like a small oak-wood icebox, Wilson always looked more like a second baseman who loved planting his feet, hanging in there on a double play, and daring a charging base runner to take him out. The Colorado Rockies …

China to the rescue? In fact, the styling feature might be on borrowed time. It seems that Chinese authorities have been concerned about retractable door handles for some time now and are reportedly close to banning them from 2027. Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress or rescue time after a crash. …