LONDON/DETROIT/MILAN, England (Reuters) - A global shortage of technicians and independent repair shops qualified to fix electric vehicles (EV) threatens to increase repair and warranty costs for ...

Update: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act into law on Dec. 29, 2022. Chuck Bell, advocacy program director for Consumer Reports, says, “New York is leading the way on the ...

InvestigateTV - Americans could save a combined $40 billion a year by repairing electronic devices instead of replacing them, according to a report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US ...

Some state lawmakers want to regulate the repairs of countless consumer gadgets and equipment, from smartphones and microwave ovens to farm tractors and medical devices. Their big idea, introduced in ...

WASHINGTON — Electronic waste is a big issue impacting our environment. There's a free program in D.C. hoping to make a difference. Fix-It DC wants to help you repair your electronics and household ...

As the owner of a phone and laptop repair shop in San Diego, Tony Heupel says he often faces roadblocks. Products seem intentionally designed to be difficult to fix, he says, and it’s not always easy ...

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Electric vehicles require special handling and can be more expensive to repair than comparable vehicles with internal-combustion engines, a study says. In the long run, auto industry analysts expect ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washingtonians struggling with problems involving their electronics will soon have more ways to fix them, after Governor Bob Ferguson signed the "Right to Repair Act" into law on ...