stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
For the cars that they switched to laminated rear door glass, they have added a manual release on the inside.In a Tesla, safety glass is more of a Safety Hazard. After a severe accident the pyro fuse blows, cutting off the electricity. The rear doors will not open from the outside or inside. The glass makes it almost impossible for occupants to break the glass to escape from a collision and fire, and much more difficult for the first helpers to get you out of the car.
The Model 3 used to be the only model with no manual rear release, but for the Highland they added it:
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC7-E476-4A86-9C9C-10F4A276AB8B.html
The decision to use laminated glass weighs the safety advantage it provides in keeping the occupants inside the vehicle, external objects less likely to penetrate, and the glass being in a single piece and not in small pieces which might injure the occupants. Of course reducing road noise is a consideration also.