Tesla After criticism and authorities, wants to ensure that the door locks of the electric cars are easier to open in emergency situations. The idea of combining the electronic and mechanical closing technique on a button “makes a lot of sense,” said Tesla’s chief designer Franz von Holzhausen in a podcast of the Bloomberg financial service. This could open doors of inmates “in panic situations”, he said. “That is something we are working on.”
Tesla decided on the design of several millions of models sold millions of dooms that can be sunk and a button to open inside. The doors are opened electrically under normal circumstances. However, if the power supply fails, for example, in the event of an accident, occupants must find and operate mechanical door openers such as levers or ropes. Different from model to model can be found behind door panels or below seats. Helpers with several Accidents with vehicle fires reported problems to come to the occupants.
Investigation in the USA
This week, the US traffic safety authority NHTSA initiated an investigation into problems with door locks at Teslas Kompakt-SUV Model Y of the 2021 model year. For example, it is about situations in which parents get off at the destination after their arrival – and then could not open the doors to get children from the back seat. In four of the nine cases in the examination, they hit the windows.
According to initial knowledge of the authority, the trigger of the problems was that the door locks were not able to get any electricity. In order to open it from the outside, according to the user manual 12-volt current, an external source must be connected to two specific places, as the NHTSA emphasized. Teslas have a separate circuit with its own battery for windows, doors and the touchscreen.