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Teslas retractable door handles are being blamed for the death of a man in Florida, who was consumed by a fire in his car when a police officer responding to the incident couldnt get the door open, Automotive News reports.According to the wrongful death lawsuit, 48-year-old anesthesiologist Omar Awan lost control of his leased Tesla in February on a south Florida parkway.The vehicle slammed into a palm tree and burst into flames.When officers arrived, the door handles were retracted, and all they and bystanders could do was watch the car fill with smoke. The cause of death was listed as smoke inhalation; Awan sustained no injuries from the crash.The fire allegedly originated from the batteries, which in a Tesla are below the floor.Fire engulfed the car and burned Dr. Awan beyond recognition all because the Model S has inaccessible door handles, no other way to open the doors, and an unreasonably dangerous fire risk, according to the suit.The handles are supposed to extend when it senses the key fob in the drivers hands, but it doesnt always go so smoothly. In fact, the door handles are one of items most commonly listed as faulty by Tesla Model S owners, according to Consumer Reports.The design of the door handles has been contentious since its inception. Elon Musk insisted on their inclusion despite the fact during development it was unanimous among the executive staff that the complex door handle idea was crazy, according to a former exec speaking with Wired.Tesla has not offered comment on the
Origin: Death in fiery wreck blamed on Tesla’s hideaway door handles

Der neue Mercedes-Benz EQV – Exterieur, Bergkristallweiß metallic, Black Panel-Kühlergrill mit Chromlamellen;Stromverbrauch kombiniert: 27,0 kWh/100 km; CO2-Emissionen kombiniert: 0 g/km*, Angaben vorläufig The new Mercedes-Benz EQV – Exterior, Mountain crystal white metallic, black panel radiator grille with chrome fins;Combined power consumption: 27.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km*, provisional figures While everybody else was fretting over how best to build an electric pickup truck, Mercedes-Benz decided to skip all that and release the industrys first all-electric van.The concept for the 2020 EQV van was shown a short time ago, but it looks like its now almost ready for people to buy.Underneath the vans body sits the battery, a 90-kWh power pack that can offer 405 km on a single charge.Using a standard 110-kW public DC rapid-charger, the battery of the EQV can be charged from 10 to 80 per cent in just 45 minutes. Only the front wheels are driven by a single electric motor, and the power works out to the equivalent of about 204 horsepower and 267 lb.-ft. of torque.Inside, the van looks totally normal with interior styling borrowed from Mercedes crossovers.With EVs were usually talking about some silly mode that you can push on the dash to make your jowls touch your ears, but not in the EQV. The top speed is only 160 km/h, but you probably werent going to show up to a drag race with this, anyway. No, this is meant to carry a raft of people comfortably and silently.Speaking of that raft, it can hold seven people with the rear seat captains chairs installed, but an available bench seat option bumps that number up to eight people.So far, plans are for the 2020 EQV to be made available in Europe only, but were hoping the idea catches on enough that it makes its way around the
Origin: Mercedes-Benz first to get its foot in the door of electric van market