China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern over safety risks.

The feature has previously come under heavy scrutiny, both in China and elsewhere.

Last September, Tesla said it was looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency, after several accidents where passengers were reportedly killed or severely injured in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open them.

Other Tesla owners have reported having to break their own car windows after buckling their children in and then being unable to get in the car again, according to an investigation by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

An investigation by Bloomberg found 140 incidents of people being trapped in their Teslas due to problems with the door handles, including several that resulted in horrific injuries.

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    People shouldn’t buy Tesla because a) their cars are garbage and dangerous, and b) the owner of the company is a Nazi. Have a good day, y’all!

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      Wasn’t Ford practically a Nazi, Volkswagen established by Nazis, Toyota incorporated during Japan’s alliance with Nazi Germany?

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          I’m pretty sure if you participate in the economy at all, your money is circulating through Nazi pockets & it’s just a matter of looking hard enough. Any US taxpayer is definitely funding that Nazi.

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            Circulating is different from directly funding. That’s like saying the air I breathe is also breathed by Nazis, compared to me giving mouth to mouth CPR to a Nazi. I’m not directly giving them money if I’m not buying their products.

            Or could you elaborate how I’m missing something?

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              Burning all your money and doing everything yourself would prevent others from earning from the wealth you create. Gains from trade generate earnings. Your contribution chains through the network: your spending generates earnings for someone, who can afford to spend, etc, which cascades through the economy. If you hadn’t contributed, someone wouldn’t earn as much to spend on Nazis: you’re contributing.

              Businesses have complex supply chains & employ all kinds of people. With US tax-funded grants, some of that Nazi’s businesses benefit with fewer degrees of separation.

              Purity gets impractical when taken to its logical conclusion, but it could be done.

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      a) their cars are garbage and dangerous, and b) the owner of the company is a Nazi.

      also c) the owner is a pedophile who frequented Epstein Island.

      Anyways, this will all be moot in a few years, Tesla is getting out of cars and shifting to robot butler sex robots.