Door Handles, 2 different styles?

[bredi]

that red's profile looks nice.

 

[FequalsMA]

could that kink in the door handle serve any functional purpose or is it just a design cue?

 

[neroden]

Definitely two different prototypes.

Did anyone actually see the door "handles" in use?

 

[S'toon]

Found a video with the doorhandles in use. About -18:50, 12:00 ish into Bjorn's video.
Teslabjørn

The curved ones are conventional. I'm assuming the S ones are like S's

 

[1208]

They might have done it to test peoples reaction. I like the newer L shaped ones myself.

 

[Lonnie123]

Do we have an idea how they work yet? mechanical vs touch capacitative?

 

[EcoHeliGuy]

Both styles where rocker type in Bjørn's video. Push one side with thumb and pull on other side.

 

[Quant]

Maybe they are trying to confuse and throw a curveball for the competition ?

 

[ryanjm]

I was at the event and can help here.

S style handles are from an older prototype. That's straight from a Tesla employee manning the prototypes for the test rides.

Red car is mule in that it had no battery pack (could see up underneath it a bit since we were below the stage in the crowd).

 

[Mille Pun]

Ryan, the new style handle is also retractable like the S? Or work in other way?

 

[favo]

Push the fatter end with your thumb, and the rest swings out so you can use it to pull the door open. Bjorn's video (at 12:50 from the start) catches it in operation:
Teslabjørn

 

[Mille Pun]

It looks like the door opened once push the fatter, the other side just use to pull the door if u wish to (can also pull the edge of the door)

 

[ryanjm]

Yup, you guys got it, re: the new door handles.

 

[1208]

Someone should make a gif of the door handles. That someone being not me I'm too lazy.

 

[jkk_]

Someone should make a gif of the door handles. That someone being not me I'm too lazy.

Not a gif but another video where you can see them in action:

 

[SΞXY P100D]

I'm sure y'all have seen this by now.

Passenger's side is for righties. Driver's side is for lefties. That is if you push with your thumb and pull using your fingers.

 

[Chrisuk83]

Is it the angle or does the bottom car have a longer nose?

I was thinking the same, like these 2 pics

 

[animorph]

With the "L" style you know where the hinge is. With the "S" style you'd have to remember correctly, and differently for driver or passenger sides.

 

[bxr140]

Unless they make the S style one pivot in the middle...

 

[yesup]

Unless they make the S style one pivot in the middle...

Then the swing out part would be too short to act as a handle for you to grab to pull the door.