China is set to curb one of the most popular design elements seen on modern cars, especially electric cars. These are flush or hidden door handles. Starting January 1, 2027, all new passenger vehicles ...

The new rule will ban the flush-style door handle design popularized by Tesla, effective January 1, 2027. The report stated that a person familiar with the design process at a Chinese EV manufacturer ...

Crystal ball: Flush door handles, a hallmark of modern electric vehicles, are now officially outlawed in the world's largest car market. Chinese regulators have ruled that all new cars sold after ...

China will soon outlaw flush door handles on cars, starting January 1, 2027, a move that analysts say could have ramifications far beyond its own borders. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and ...

China has announced a major safety-driven regulation that will effectively end the use of concealed, flush-mounted door handles on electric vehicles sold in the country. The new rules, issued by the ...

China’s decision to ban flush car door handles is likely to affect global auto design. Door handle design is an area where not only aesthetics but also functional factors such as aerodynamics are ...

Tesla’s door handles—both inside and out—have long been a source of fascination and controversy. The brand popularized flush, “hidden” exterior handles to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and ...

Flush door handles have been quite the automotive design trend of late. Stylists like them because they don’t add visual noise to the side of a car. And aerodynamicists like them because they make a ...

The Chinese government has introduced tough safety rules that effectively ban the use of "flush door handles" on electric vehicles, the first move of its kind in the world. The measure follows a ...

Those car door handles that blend into the exterior door panel for a sleek look might soon be a thing of the past – and China's taking the lead in outlawing them. They might marginally enhance a ...

China has become the first country to ban powered door handles on electric vehicles, introducing new safety rules that could reshape global car design. The Ministry of Industry and Information ...

China will ban hidden door handles on cars sold in the country from next year, phasing out the minimalist design popularised by Tesla over safety concerns. New rules, announced by the Ministry of ...