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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoCan someone explain what was wrong with normal door handles that they would do this? Is it like some Steve Jobs-esque obsession with a car not being a car or something?
minus-squareThePantser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThey think the extra .01 “mpg” gained from smooth doors is worth the risk. I think most people would agree that it’s not.
minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s actually dumber. I’m pretty sure this just got removed because mechanical door handles don’t look or sound as cool as electronic door handles. One must remember that Elon Musk is perpetually trapped at 11 years old.
Can someone explain what was wrong with normal door handles that they would do this?
Is it like some Steve Jobs-esque obsession with a car not being a car or something?
They think the extra .01 “mpg” gained from smooth doors is worth the risk. I think most people would agree that it’s not.
It’s actually dumber. I’m pretty sure this just got removed because mechanical door handles don’t look or sound as cool as electronic door handles.
One must remember that Elon Musk is perpetually trapped at 11 years old.