Here's an example of a recessed door handle with the aerodynamic advantages, but without any of the controversies: https://i.shgcdn.com/1b51ebc9-f7a7-4caf-865a-ef5e190b8dd2/-/...

Here's a different way of doing it: https://stwinglist01.blob.core.windows.net/media/NarBC_ny/8e...

General aviation manufacturers figured this out decades and decades ago. I really don't understand the Tesla engineer mindset.