[sjwright]

It's not so much about cost but rather simplicity of manufacturing, ease of use, robustness, and not signalling that they want to be clever for the sake of it.

The door handles are a symptom of the design ego of Tesla. It's the same thing with the elimination of nearly all physical buttons. It's the right instinct but they've taken it too far.

[693471]

Are you a Tesla owner or a troll? Because I'm an owner and can tell you this is an exaggeration.

And the S and X door handles can be repaired for much less than people are buying the replacements. The rebuild kit uses stainless parts instead of cast.

https://evtuning.com/products/model-s-door-handle-rebuild-ki...

I think you've forgotten of the days when you could literally snap door handles off of Audis by pulling too hard.