Today on Critical Materials: Class action lawsuit against Tesla's parts empire greenlit by judge, EVs rack up fewest miles, and Hyundai's new Georgia plant.
If you've ever wrenched under the hood of your own car, you know how important it is to be able to diagnose the car with your own tools and buy parts over the counter to button up any issue that might arise. It's why there are so many pushes for right-to-repair laws, and why so many consumer protection advocates argue that putting these tools behind a walled garden is an approach that only hurts buyers and small repair shops—and owning an EV doesn't change that.
In other countries, EVs typically accumulate more mileage than their combustion counterparts. Bloomberg New Energy Finance points out that while other countries frequently rack up fewer miles than the U.S., cars with electric power are usually the vehicles with the highest uptick on the odometer. In Norway, for example, EVs travel 40% more than combustion-only vehicles. This number skyrockets to 56% in the Netherlands and 66% in China. It's not immediately clear why the U.S.
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