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Hmmm... "Best part is... no ... part!?!"
They might be in a cost reduction mode trying to make good on their pricing promise :geek:
Or, Elon's trolling us :alien:

Just like the first time I saw the CT, this is gonna take a moment to soak before I LOVE it.
Yeah they probably save a bunch of stamping issues by not having to punch a hole for the hanbles...
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I dig it... this will prevent my wife from yanking on the door handle a thousand times before I can hit the unlock button... :rolleyes: I swear its gonna just rip off one day.
Hallelujah, Elon thinks of everything! Even the wives...
 

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Not sure how much of a problem it really will be... if there is no opening like a lock or door handle for water to get in to freeze the mechanism than not much that the cold will do. When it has been below 0 where I live the issue is normally a frozen lock or latch due to it getting wet if the whole door is frozen than that is no different than having a door handle other than harder to pull on...
Possibly it's watertight and that will be not a concern
 


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I can already see the people living in sub-zero winter states furiously staring at their frozen CT while mashing their Tesla App for the door to open.
If the handles presented as is shown in the proof-of-concept, you'd likely encounter the same frozen frustration.
 

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I'm placing bets on a capacitive touch button that "pops" the door out, like the Mach E. And in an emergency I'd bet there is at least one mechanical release underneath that can be pulled.

This makes a lot of sense. As others (including Sandy Munro) have pointed out, any breakpoint provides a place for the metal to warp in manufacturing. The fewer cuts the better.
 
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With impenetrable windows and no handles, what are you supposed to do if the battery dies? It does happen ....
My stupid Prius 12v battery had died like a hundred times! :mad: Then doors don't unlock.
Pretty sure tesla will think about this issue.
 


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Possibly it's watertight and that will be not a concern
I never thought of that. That is another reason to remove the handle. He is probably making a floater out of CT and adding a propeller to the back in case you need to cross a lake.
 

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It's funny to read through the comments about freezing temperatures and be able to pick out the people who think they know what cold is vs. the people who actually know what cold is.

The ice that people from cold climates are talking about is the ice that forms when you have snow melt from a warm day. This water pours down the vehicle like a faucet. Literally, like a hose pouring down your vehicle. It inevitably freezes over.

Any water in, on, or near the rubber weather seal for the windows and the entire door jamb will freeze.

You can't heat the vehicle enough to melt this ice from the inside.

If you're lucky to have 4 doors, sometimes you can find one that will pry open. This isn't always the case though.

Even with the big heavy duty handles on my last few trucks, I've had many days that took me an hour to get into my truck. Using screw drivers and gasoline to chip away at the ice. Cartoon style with your feet on the sides of the truck and both hands pulling your entire body weight on the door handle and the ice won't give.

But you should be fine if you get some frosty mornings in California.
 
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That's going to confuse potential hijackers and thieves whilst you're standing at the Robot (Traffic light - to those not in South Africa) waiting for the lights to turn green! That and they can't break the side windows with an old spark plug.
I wonder if a spark plug won’t still fracture this glass.
 

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It's funny to read through the comments about freezing temperatures and be able to pick out the people who think they know what cold is vs. the people who actually know what cold is.

People have brought up a "heated latch" or the ice breaker mechanism. These are not solutions to the ice problem.

The ice that people from cold climates are talking about is the ice that forms when you have snow melt from a warm day or from heating your cabin while driving. This water pours down the vehicle like a faucet. Literally, like a hose pouring down your vehicle. It inevitably freezes over.

Any water in, on, or near the rubber weather seal for the windows and the entire door jamb will freeze.

You can't heat the vehicle enough to melt this ice from the inside.

If you're lucky to have 4 doors, sometimes you can find one that will pry open. This isn't always the case though.

Even with the big heavy duty handles on my last few trucks, I've had many days that took me an hour to get into my truck. Using screw drivers and gasoline to chip away at the ice. Cartoon style with your feet on the sides of the truck and both hands pulling your entire body weight on the door handle and the ice won't give.

But you should be fine if you get some frosty mornings in California.
I’m with you on that. I’m in Idaho and the door can get pretty stuck from ice sometimes. So it’s a serious concern for me. Plus what happens if you phone and wallet get lost or stolen while traveling. You’re pretty screwed.
 

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It's funny to read through the comments about freezing temperatures and be able to pick out the people who think they know what cold is vs. the people who actually know what cold is.

People have brought up a "heated latch" or the ice breaker mechanism. These are not solutions to the ice problem.

The ice that people from cold climates are talking about is the ice that forms when you have snow melt from a warm day or from heating your cabin while driving. This water pours down the vehicle like a faucet. Literally, like a hose pouring down your vehicle. It inevitably freezes over.

Any water in, on, or near the rubber weather seal for the windows and the entire door jamb will freeze.

You can't heat the vehicle enough to melt this ice from the inside.

If you're lucky to have 4 doors, sometimes you can find one that will pry open. This isn't always the case though.

Even with the big heavy duty handles on my last few trucks, I've had many days that took me an hour to get into my truck. Using screw drivers and gasoline to chip away at the ice. Cartoon style with your feet on the sides of the truck and both hands pulling your entire body weight on the door handle and the ice won't give.

But you should be fine if you get some frosty mornings in California.
As a survivor of over 30 Northern Michigan winter cycles, I get where you're coming from. That said the icebreaker on the Model x likely exerts more force on the actual door than me leg up pulling on a door handle. And it does such in a way that won't have me comically flying backwards when my hands slip off
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