China will ban retractable car handles beginning Jan. 1, 2027

Under the proposed rules, vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tons must be equipped with interior and exterior car door handles that include a mechanical emergency opening function. The requirement is intended to ensure doors can be opened during power failures or after collisions.

  • wagesj45@fedia.io
    2·
    1 day ago

    Not sure why this would be a ban as long as they can be manually manipulated while “closed”. Push/pop kinda deal.

    • DarkSirrush@piefed.caEnglish
      5·
      24 hours ago

      Yeah, thats the problem. Several car makers can’t be manually manipulated when closed, especially when the battery is disconnected.

      • wagesj45@fedia.io
        1·
        9 hours ago

        Right, which is why I’m surprised the solution is posited as “no more recessed door handles” rather than “failsafe mechanical mechanism”. Either something is missing here, there was a failure of imagination from the author, or it was disingenuous framing.