Interior door handles

[Stolz25]

I don't get why they would put two door releases in the same place. I *do* get that putting in a mechanical release alternative is good, but wouldn't it make sense to put it out of sight for aesthetics?

Kinda makes it dangerous from a safety standpoint if you can't find it in an emergency.

 

[chronopc]

I don't get why they would put two door releases in the same place. I *do* get that putting in a mechanical release alternative is good, but wouldn't it make sense to put it out of sight for aesthetics?

All of those buttons are pretty much out of sight.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

Seems kind of silly to have an electronic release with a mechanical latch right behind it. ???

 

[Gtosnipey]

Once I get my car, I can answer all and any questions.

I feel the same way, my dates say Nov-Jan and although I probably won't be towards the front because I dont have an S and wasn't at the front of the line on pre-order day, if for some reason I did get mine right away I would be like a live Q&A for a week for everyone for features, pictures, videos etc lol.

 

[chronopc]

I feel the same way, my dates say Nov-Jan and although I probably won't be towards the front because I dont have an S and wasn't at the front of the line on pre-order day, if for some reason I did get mine right away I would be like a live Q&A for a week for everyone for features, pictures, videos etc lol.

Yeah I'll do a Q&A too if I get it fairly early. I won't do live though cause I want to get as many questions as possible, and not everyone is in the same timezone as me.

 

[Gtosnipey]

Yeah I'll do a Q&A too if I get it fairly early. I won't do live though cause I want to get as many questions as possible, and not everyone is in the same timezone as me.

Yeah hopefully we have at least 1 or 2 helpful people on here who feel the same way that is in that early boat that can at least finally put to rest some of these simple questions we have about door handles, opening the car doors, bluetooth range, etc.

 

[BluestarE3]

I don't get why they would put two door releases in the same place. I *do* get that putting in a mechanical release alternative is good, but wouldn't it make sense to put it out of sight for aesthetics?

They're pretty much tucked out of the way in the armrest and door handle. You have to look straight down as in the photo posted above (or driver's side in photo below) to really notice them... not so much when viewed obliquely (passenger's side in photo below).

 

[chronopc]

Seems kind of silly to have an electronic release with a mechanical latch right behind it. ???

When you have to use the mechanical latch it'll make sense that you don't have to go searching for it. Let's just say there are worst looking designs out there.

 

[alseTrick]

12V battery being something else that will be eliminated with MY....

I wouldn't be so sure.

 

[alseTrick]

Seems kind of silly to have an electronic release with a mechanical latch right behind it. ???

Just make a mechanical release and skip the electrical one. Doesn't make any sense two have two. It's unnecessary.

Are there door lock/unlock buttons on the doors?

 

[BluestarE3]

I just worry that we have how many production models out in the wild, a Google Photos gallery of 1200+ photos and still we are "guessing" at how does the car open using the same 1 picture we have had forever. I guess we have to wait for non-employees to get models for someone to actually post a youtube video etc. It is still weird for me not to know how to open the car I pre-ordered and am 2-3 months away from getting.

Kinda makes it dangerous from a safety standpoint if you can't find it in an emergency.

Not as good as an actual demo of the two door release mechanisms in action, but at around 19:30 of this video, the Tesla driver explains that there are two ways to open the door: a pushbutton on the handle and a pull lever. So we know both of them are easily accessible within arm's reach (i.e., no need to open some hidden cover to get to the manual release).

 

[BluestarE3]

Just make a mechanical release and skip the electrical one. Doesn't make any sense two have two. It's unnecessary.

I'm afraid that ship has sailed. It's coming with two release mechanisms. You can probably choose to just use the mechanical one and ignore the electrical one?

 

[alseTrick]

I'm afraid that ship has sailed. It's coming with two release mechanisms. You can probably choose to just use the mechanical one and ignore the electrical one?

Whoa salient advice...

 

[JeffK]

The comment regarding the voltage was specifically:

Elon Reeve Musk - Tesla Motors, Inc.

It's not really a wiring harness, it's basically a flex harness with a high data rate bus, so you can put everything on a higher data rate bus that isn't a CAN bus where your data rate is massively constrained. And we'll also make changes to the vestigial voltage so not everything's 12 volts, which is a pretty absurd number, really it's wrong for everything.

 

[BluestarE3]

The comment regarding the voltage was specifically:

Elon Reeve Musk - Tesla Motors, Inc.

It's not really a wiring harness, it's basically a flex harness with a high DataRay bus, so you can put everything on a higher DataRay bus that isn't a CAN bus where your DataRay is massively constrained. And we'll also make changes to the vestigial voltage so not everything's 12 volts, which is a pretty absurd number, really it's wrong for everything.

I remember reading that transcript and the apparent error in transcription. The reference to "DataRay" is most likely "data rate".

 

[JeffK]

I remember reading that transcript. "DataRay" is most likely "data rate".

SeekingAlpha does not have the best transcribers. I'll fix it in the comment itself. Perhaps they are on the same drugs as some of the Seeking Alpha contributors.

 

[KarenRei]

In the conference call after the one where Musk first stated that MY would share the M3 architecture, he clarified that the elimination of the 12V system was still part of the plan.

 

[JeffK]

In the conference call after the one where Musk first stated that MY would share the M3 architecture, he clarified that the elimination of the 12V system was still part of the plan.

The same architecture was this one:
Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript | Seeking Alpha

 

[PhysicsGuy85]

I still trying to wrap my head around the WHY of having an electronic opening alongside mechanical, especially if their goal was to save money/make it cheaper?

 

[C141medic]

I still trying to wrap my head around the WHY of having an electronic opening alongside mechanical, especially if their goal was to save money/make it cheaper?

I'm wondering if the electronic button is for automated opening of the door? I recall seeing a video sometime near reveal day where they were commenting on the doors actually self opening from the inside.

Video of Tesla Model 3 production car at Fremont factory