• @toynbee
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    21 day ago

    Not defending the decision. I think it’s bad design.

    That said, supposedly the reason is that the doorframes do not run along the top of the window, allegedly to reduce the weight of the car. Because of this, the window itself has to form the seal, which could potentially damage the window if the door is mechanically opened. The electronic button lowers the window as it opens the door in order to reduce the risk.

    Again, I don’t support this reasoning. I’m just sharing it.

    • @Blue_Morpho
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      110 hours ago

      Many cars have frameless windows. My 82 Firebird had frameless windows. Only Tesla does it unsafe.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 day ago

      Ahh - yeah I think you’re right. I remember somebody complaining about damaging their car when they had to open it manually. What a bad design.