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Aug 26, 2023

I hate a useless Tesla feature that's pointless if you're under a certain height

AN electric vehicle owner has revealed numerous aspects about his Tesla that he hates. The TikTok creator regularly shares content featuring multiple Telsa cars in his videos, at least one black and

AN electric vehicle owner has revealed numerous aspects about his Tesla that he hates.

The TikTok creator regularly shares content featuring multiple Telsa cars in his videos, at least one black and one white.

Joe Fay (@joefay1) recently posted a video expressing that there are a few things he just doesn't like about his Telsa at all.

The TikToker captioned the clip: "What I HATE about my Tesla."

He showed a black Tesla Model X with both its back doors open.

Fay said: "Alright, we're back at it again."

Then he went on to state: "Here's three things I don't like about my Tesla."

One of the major things he noted has to do with the car's back wing doors.

The creator showed a red button on the frame of the vehicle door in his video.

"One of the ways to shut the door is this button up here," he said.

"But if you're not like 6 feet tall, then you really can't even reach it."

He showed another button in the car that's lower and performs the same door-closing function.

"There's a button right here but it would just be easier if there was one over here as well," he said while panning to the opposite side of the automobile's back door frame.

This is because of the way the high-tech wing doors open, being up instead of out.

A Tesla pro (@bjornnyland) who shares videos about EVs on YouTube revealed, in a clip, that the height of his Tesla Model X with its back doors open is 90 inches tall.

To touch the top of the wing door or its door frame, where the button Fay pointed out in his TikTok is located, a person would have to be able to reach 7.5 feet high.

As the EV-owner emphasized in the video, the feature that's supposed to help close the door isn't accessible to most people.

Only about 85 to 150 people in the U.S. are 7-feet tall or taller, per data by John M. Jennings.

Meanwhile, it's estimated to be about 2,000 to 3,000 7-foot tall (or taller) people in the world.

The Tesla Model X is the only automobile by the carmaker with the unique door system, according to Jerry.

The manufacturer has dubbed the term falcon wing doors, which allow access to the second row even in tight parking spaces.