In the last few years, right to repair has been in the news and even in legislatures. The idea is that instead of having to ask a manufacturer for permission to repair or modify a product you already bought, you’d have a legal right to do so by default, including … [continued]
Right to repair advocates won two victories this week — one in California and another in Massachusetts — after much negotiation.
A recent piece over at Grist tells us how e-bike manufacturers have gone from manufacturing bikes to manufacturing fear. After a series of high-profile fires caused by battery packs, they’re arguing that e-bike batteries are simply too dangerous for individual owners or independent shops to work on. Instead of being … [continued]
While coming up with cleaner sources for raw materials is great, the environmental impact of that often can’t come close to just reusing materials we already took from nature. For example, Ford’s looking for better ways to produce aluminum, but it notes that simply recycling the stuff takes only 5% … [continued]
Who has control over the software in your car? Hint: It probably isn’t you.
President Biden’s latest executive order seeks to level the playing field between tech companies, manufacturers, and consumers. Will it play in Peoria?
Right To Repair could end the “throwaway” culture that many around the world have adopted when it comes to consumer electronics.
Quality EVs with decent power and range are cheaper than they’ve ever been, but, sadly, that doesn’t mean that literally everyone can go out and buy one yet. Young people who haven’t gotten into a good career (hopefully yet), retired people on limited fixed incomes being eaten alive by inflation, … [continued]
Trump or no Trump, a new bidirectional clean energy transmission line is on track for construction to commence this year, connecting wind and solar resources in Idaho, Nevada, and California.
How is my experience getting an estimate for a minor repair at both a Tesla Certified and a “regular” body shop? I’ve written about Tesla collision repairs before here and here, about 5 years ago. This summer, I got the chance to do a similar repair again! My previous repair … [continued]
