There’s been a lot of pushback on electronic door handles lately, as multiple carmakers — especially Tesla — have been accused of making manual door releases too hard to find and access during an ...

Some Rivian owners are turning to DIY solutions to keep their kids safe. In a panic situation, it’s tough to reach the emergency release cord for the rear doors of the Gen 2 R1S and R1T. So owners are ...

The Rivian R2 features an updated manual release mechanism for the rear doors. The company faced some backlash after R1S and R1T owners documented how they jerry-rigged their cars to make it easier ...

Facepalm: Like many electric vehicles, Teslas feature fully electric doors with emergency manual release mechanisms in case the car loses power. However, enough owners find Tesla's manual door openers ...

While Tesla has taken most of the heat for its elusive manual door handles, criticized for being difficult to locate or operate in an emergency, it’s far from the only brand overlooking the importance ...

Rivian is following Tesla in redesigning the door release systems for the upcoming R2 crossover. The electronic release systems have come under scrutiny because people could not get out of the car ...

Tesla owners are buying emergency escape tools — glass breakers, door release kits, pull cords — after electric door failures left occupants trapped inside vehicles. The failures occur when ...