As automakers continue to add electronic features to vehicles, it seems as if the physical controls have all been forgotten, including the car door. More and more manufacturers are moving toward ...

Electric door actuators are hardly a new idea. They’ve become a common sight across the auto industry, yet they seem to draw most attention, and the sharpest criticism, when attached to a Tesla. Over ...

Today on Critical Materials: the auto industry faces a reckoning over electric door handles. Plus, are Americans fed up with big trucks?

Many Tesla door handles are designed to be flush with the body for aerodynamic efficiency, which causes snow and ice to ...

No regulations bar the use of electronic car door handles, and they continue to to be a much-touted feature of some EVs. But if the car loses power, every person—whether they’ve read the owner’s ...

I am going to be entirely honest, I don't understand this fad at all, or the difficulty in implementing it, when my old 2003 Hyundai Accent had handles built into the doors without them needing to be ...

Automakers keep trying to innovate new features on cars, even if the new features can cause more trouble in the long run. Thomas begins his video by showing viewers how Ford did away with a ...

Earlier this week, Ars spent some time driving the new Nissan Leaf. We have to wait until Friday to tell you how that car drives, but among the changes from the previous generation are door handles ...