It would be terrible if you got into an accident with your car and couldn't escape because the door wouldn't open.
However, I have read many articles that the fear of electric vehicles is growing as the door does not open frequently.
Once an electric vehicle catches fire, a thermal runaway phenomenon occurs in the lithium-ion battery, causing a large fire and difficult to extinguish.
So virtually all the driver can do is 'escape'.
However, in the case of Tesla, there are not a few situations where the driver is trapped in the car and cannot get out.
This is because the doors of electric vehicles are locked by means of an electric switch, so the doors cannot be opened if the power supply is cut off.
So, a mechanical device is provided so that the driver in an emergency can manually open the door from the inside, but Tesla applied this function only to the first row.
That is, if the front door is dented, it is not easy to get out from the inside.
Also, Tesla is using a flush handle.
It is pointed out that this also increases the risk.
If a part of the electrical system is damaged, it is difficult to open the door from the outside because the handle does not protrude.
As anxiety about electric vehicle accidents grows, criticism is coming out that vehicle safety standards should be extensively revised, the article said.
(Article source: Kookmin Ilbo)