Last week, Oregon passed the nation’s toughest (and fourth) technology right-to-repair law, affecting any new electronic devices after Jan. 1, 2025. Specifically, SB 1596 requires manufacturers to ensure “parts pairing”— or the ability to replace parts of different devices should they fail...
The Directive lays out a set of tools and incentives to make repair more attractive for consumers. These include requiring manufacturers to repair products which are technically repairable under EU law; the availability of a voluntary repair form with clear information about the repair process (deadli...
The future Directive will apply to all products with repair requirements under EU law. It sets an obligation on manufacturers to repair goods that are subject to legal repair requirements; establishes a European information form providing consumers with key data on repair services; and unifies the ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday signed legislation that would give consumers greater flexibility in repairing their electronic devices such as smartphones or televisions, making California the third state with such a right-torepair law. The state's measure (SB 244), authored by state Sen. ...
Apple not only supports the idea of a nationwide right-to-repair law but has also endorsed California’s legislation. This law obliges companies to furnish independent repair shops and consumers with the required parts, to...
Most of us do. That’s why we want the shop to fix it right the first time. But in order to do that, the shop must have the information and tools required for the job. The Right to Repair law reminds me of those aggravating multiple-trip repairs. Supposedly, the problem of providing...
to dodge emissions requirements. apple claimed a right-to-repair law would flood nebraska with black-hat hackers. such concerns have little basis in reality, but that didn't stop interests aligned with the industry from tabling nebraska's legislation. but the fight is far from over. it ...
the repairability of their products.New York passeda right-to-repair law last year, but it went into effect with amendments that introduced OEM-friendly loopholes. Meanwhile, other states,including MinnesotaandColorado,have been more successful recently in passing right-to-repair laws of their own...
Over years of episodes, Benoit has broken down numerous times, learned enough to open his own service shop —The Electrified Garage— and taught viewers the exasperating limits of current repair legislation. In 2012, Massachusetts passed the Automotive Right to Repair Law, which gave car owners ac...
“Where before, manufacturers could push consumers to use manufacturer-authorized shops, now they’ll have to compete. Independent repair shops are often able to do repairs the manufacturer told a customer were impossible.” While the law only encompasses products sold in the state of New York, ...