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Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/660354

The only survivor of the October 24 fire was a woman in her 20s who was able to get to safety after a quick thinking passer-by smashed a window of the burning Model Y car to free her

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[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

And where are these releases? Are they accessible from the exterior easily like a door handle?

[–] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

No that’s absolutely something valid to bring up the exterior door handles are dumb.

If you actually want to know where they are, there’s one above the window controls on the front side doors, where your hand naturally rests. You just pull it up like a regular door handle.

Backseats pull a tab in the storage area of their doors. It’s behind a little patch of fabric.

[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 months ago

That's the first thing I'm going to think of while panicking when trapped in the back seat of a burning car that's not mine: "pull a tab in the storage area of the door! It's hidden behind a little patch of fabric, of course!"

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mmmmk, so now the driver is knocked out with the window up, what does a passerby do?

[–] pbbananaman@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Passenger side has it as well.

Edit: oh it sounds like you’re wondering what someone outside the car does. They probably do the same thing they’d do for any car with hidden/shaved door handles (not exclusive to Tesla). Bust it open. It’s easy enough that vagrants do it all the time to steal junk.