The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed on Oct. 10 and blames the door handles for Awan’s death. This isn’t the first instance of a Tesla sedan’s batteries combusting, and lithium-ion batteries ...

“Fire engulfed the car and burned Dr. Awan beyond recognition -- all because the Model S has inaccessible door handles, no other way to open the doors, and an unreasonably dangerous fire risk ...

The door handles on the Model S are flush with the car and pop out -- “auto-present” in the words of Tesla -- when they detect that the key fob is nearby. “Fire engulfed the car and burned Dr. Awan ...