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Handles are different for efficiency. Just be glad they weren't able to get rid of the side mirrors for the same reason.

• Tagbert 3y ago
  I do wonder how much impact those door handles really have on drag vs the ergonomic problems.
  • pixxel 3y ago
    Put your hand out of a window at speed and you can really feel it.
    • Tagbert 3y ago
      But most door handles do not stick out. Now, side mirrors really do stick out. And then there are those ski racks that I see on cars driving down the freeway in June. totally streamlined.
• srockets 3y ago
  Other car brands manage to make retracting door handles that aren’t as confusing. Just like they can make instrument clusters separate from the main infotainment touch screen. Hyundai already sells EVs with cameras for side mirrors in regions of the world where it is legal to do so (it ain’t in NA) Those models have dedicated screens on the A pillars instead. Tesla designers subscribe to the software school of design, where purpose follows form, rather than the other way around, and it shows.