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They use frameless windows, so the electronic release slightly lowers them to avoid them scraping the door frame.
by cyberax 2y ago
They use frameless windows, so the electronic release slightly lowers them to avoid them scraping the door frame.
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoWhy do they want frameless windows?
- dagmx 2y agoFrameless windows are aesthetically pleasing to many people. Tesla aren’t alone in that preference, they are just one of the few brands that use frameless by default even on the lowest end vehicles they sell, so there’s a higher number out there.
- onetokeoverthe 2y agoat the funeral... "at least they had pleasing windows."
- throwuxiytayq 2y agoWhy do they want glued-on RAM and SSDs?
- OptionOfT 2y agoIn 2008 I had a BMW Convertible with frameless doors. When you pulled the door handle the window dropped. Same from the inside.
- neuralRiot 2y agoEvery car with frameless windows does this without the need for a death-trap electric door release, i work in McLarens and the windows will drop if the battery gets low so you can open the vertical doors with a dead battery.
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- lttlrck 2y agoDropping the windows on frameless doors goes back to at least the 90s and mechanical door handles. I wouldn't be surprised if it goes back even earlier and someone even tried it entirely mechanically without electric windows... Update: it looks like it was first done on 1946 Buick convertibles.
- yibg 2y agoThere were plenty of older frameless doors where the door itself opens mechanically and the window lowers slightly. A lot of the older subarus for example. What's special about Tesla (or any of the other newer cars with full electrical door opening mechanisms) that makes this not an option?
- cyberax 2y ago> What's special about Tesla (or any of the other newer cars with full electrical door opening mechanisms) that makes this not an option? Cost-cutting, mostly.
- Citizen_Lame 2y agoIt's impossible cannot be done. They tried nothing and were out of ideas.