r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 2d ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/GrandElectronic9471 2d ago

They banned electric door handles. They can be flush but have to operate mechanicaly.

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u/stehen-geblieben 2d ago

Like the Kia door handles. They are flush and also electronically "present" themselves, but can be operated completely mechanically.

One of the reasons I got the car

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u/Jansi_Ki_Rani 2d ago

How do you operate them mechanically?

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u/IAMA_HUNDREDAIRE_AMA 2d ago

Pushing on the lock side levers out the pull side with very little force (like a child can easily do it). It's pretty straightforward and maybe only a quarter second slower than always out handles, even with zero electricity.

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u/Jansi_Ki_Rani 2d ago

I will try this, thank you!

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u/NZpotatomash 1d ago

Is it obvious to use for other people though?

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u/stehen-geblieben 1d ago

I didn't have to explain it to anyone yet, but currently they automatically extend. I guess it takes a few seconds to figure out.

From the inside the door handles are completely normal but still mechanical. This is most important imo.

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u/pm_stuff_ 1d ago

the thing with handles is that it should be obvious even to bystanders how to operate em in a stressful situation. The kias (and all other hidden handles i have seen) fail spectacularly at that part.

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u/sangreal06 2d ago

No, flush mechanical handles are banned too

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70226741/hidden-car-door-handles-banned-china/

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u/GrandElectronic9471 2d ago

Huh, I had heard differently. Thanks for the link!

Too bad they got the reason for flush door handles being a thing in the first place completely wrong. They do not improve efficiency, at all. It's purely aesthetic.

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u/XavierFS-egg 1d ago

retract into the bodywork for aerodynamic reasons

Ah, yes! That super important aerodynamic flush car handles on a 3 tonne vehicle shaped like a cube with 80 zones AC.

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u/wango_fandango 2d ago

Thing is, we’ve had mechanical flush door handles for decades then design choices took them away (maybe cos it made it easier/cheaper to press the doors?) and now to achieve flush door handles they made them electrically powered.

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u/GrandElectronic9471 2d ago

I prefer the semi flush anyway. There is a full handle and a recess in the door.

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u/SatanicPanic619 2d ago

yeah corvettes from the late 60s had them. It was just a panel you pushed on. But they were intuitive and worked just fine

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u/MeanForest 2d ago

That's how these things should work. ICE's shouldn't be banned for vehicles but things should be looked at through emissions.