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Four Dead In Fire As Tesla Doors Fail To Open After Crash (myelectricsparks.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The title made it sound like a full lock-in. But one survived.

Harper grabbed a bar from his truck and handed it to another bystander, who managed to break the back window and pull the young woman to safety.

Tesla has faced criticism in the past for the design of its manual release levers, which are considered poorly designed and unintuitively placed.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tesla has faced criticism in the past for the design of its manual release levers, which are considered poorly designed and unintuitively placed

Calling it poorly designed is a massive understatement. The manual release is a wire that is hidden behind a hidden panel. A guy made a video showing how to do it and he struggled to do it despite having practiced a few times in advance. The chance of pulling it off while the car was on fire would be very, very low

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I have a friend who won't put his kids in the back of his Tesla because of this.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Idk what the exact definition of a full lock in is, but if you have to break a window to get someone out I'd think it still qualifies since the locks were all engaged.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Tesla has faced criticism in the past for the design of its manual release levers, which are considered poorly designed and unintuitively placed.

I like how the article delivered that fact in a way that focuses on their inadequacy while highlighting their existence. It's like "we know they had a backup option, so shut up. They still weren't good enough to be available for the emergency when they're hidden behind shit.

If I put a half-wall up in my house in front of a visible window that can be used as emergency egress, I'm in shit. This hidden latch is no better.