Little Girl Trapped Inside Tesla Shows the Dangers of Electrical Door Release Systems

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:05:50 +0000
Automotive

A grandmother had to call firefighters to rescue her granddaughter, who remained trapped inside a Tesla EV with a dead 12-volt battery. Because there was no way to open the doors from the outside without power, they had no better solution than to break the car's window. There's a new trend in the automotive industry to replace physical parts with electrically-actuated systems. The most obvious example is the (continue reading...)