Yeah, it’s hard. How is it going to come out while there’s nothing to grab on to?
E: I dunno who’s downvoting me or why. I’m vehemently opposed to electronic door handles of any kind. But if you’re going to have door handles that protrude and retract, they’re gonna have to necessarily have a motor to push out against ice.
For the model 3 and Y with the mechanical handles you press on one end to get the other to pop out
If it’s iced over, you can press on the other end and there’s a little room to effectively rock it back and forth a bit to break the ice. I live in Massachusetts, I park outside, and this is my third winter with the car, and I’ve only had to do this twice. It worked each time with minimal effort
I have no idea what the model s and x do with the electronic self-presenting handles. They ought to have a defroster or some sort of vibrator to do similar. Not that it would help in an accident
Yeah, it’s hard. How is it going to come out while there’s nothing to grab on to?
E: I dunno who’s downvoting me or why. I’m vehemently opposed to electronic door handles of any kind. But if you’re going to have door handles that protrude and retract, they’re gonna have to necessarily have a motor to push out against ice.
For the model 3 and Y with the mechanical handles you press on one end to get the other to pop out
If it’s iced over, you can press on the other end and there’s a little room to effectively rock it back and forth a bit to break the ice. I live in Massachusetts, I park outside, and this is my third winter with the car, and I’ve only had to do this twice. It worked each time with minimal effort
I have no idea what the model s and x do with the electronic self-presenting handles. They ought to have a defroster or some sort of vibrator to do similar. Not that it would help in an accident
You press on it, tons of Chinese cars already do this.
How does it come out when you press on it?
The lever point is offset such that when you press on the taller part of the handle, the front pops out and you can pull.
They freeze quite solid in icy conditions. It’s really remarkable!
Yeah that’s where I was going with this…
You press it in and it pops out.
Idk I’m not a mechanical engineer.
why did i find this so funny
With a fucking spring.
That’s not how fucking springs work.
Fucking springs can expand and contract.
Fucking springs expand and contract a specific distance, they do not expand indefinitely…