This is happening on other cars with electronic door handles too... not just Tesla.

holy crap, their doors won't open without power?!?

How does that ever get past safety standards?

Because the legislation doesn’t require that. And they want even less legislation. I mean, how does one even come up with a car made out of stainless steel with edges sharp like knives.

Legislation couldn't have foreseen a future where such basic features were depending on having power. Yet here we are.

The European legislation works just fine. The problem is not lack of said legislation.

Rules made long before anyone would come up with electric-only doors outside a sci-fi fantasy. (OT how many "try to push open that deactivated door" does Star Trek have power episode, on average?)

because there's a second manual lever that does work without power