Today on Critical Materials: the auto industry faces a reckoning over electric door handles. Plus, are Americans fed up with big trucks? Tesla isn’t just a car company. It’s kind of a whole vibe. For ...

A Model S lawsuit claims electronic door handles reduced resale value, even though the plaintiff never experienced a failure ...

According to industry reports, there have been numerous recorded incidents of people being stuck inside Teslas due to not knowing how to manually open the electric door handles. Since several of these ...

Tesla is a company that prides itself on minimalism, whether it's for cost-cutting purposes or style or a little of both. But in doing so, the automaker sometimes overcomplicates basic car functions, ...

Good morning! It's Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you'll find the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Tesla vehicle is seen after a crash in early 2023 in Austin. An Illinois lawmaker has proposed a measure that would require a ...

Tesla recently unveiled a new website detailing how its electrically powered doors will automatically unlock following a crash, though the feature may not work on older models. A new chapter in an ...

Tesla's potentially deadly door handles attract more scrutiny as more petitions arrive at the NHTSA. After opening an investigation into the emergency door release system in the Tesla Model Y, the ...

‘I can’t breathe,’ the victim pled in a 9-1-1 call. ‘It’s on fire. Help. Please. I’m going to die.’ ‘I can’t breathe,’ the victim pled in a 9-1-1 call. ‘It’s on fire. Help. Please. I’m going to die.’ ...

From 2027, cars sold in China must have manual door releases after electronic handles failing during crashes. Tesla and other brands will need design changes. China will ban retractable EV door ...

An Illinois Democrat is calling for a new standard for vehicle doors that would likely require Tesla Inc. to modify its design, which has been tied to more than a dozen deaths as passengers struggled ...