“If you’re manufacturing EVs that can’t be repaired, it’s going to be a real challenge to sustain residual values” — experts call for more repairability in the battery industry

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• Cox Automotive warns that long-term future of EVs is under threat
• A culture of 'replace rather than repair' could be damaging residual values
• As a result, older EVs will struggle to stay on the road

The notion of a vehicle clocking up the mystical 500,000-mile figure could potentially die with the internal combustion engine, as experts warn that the current manufacturer focus on recyclability rather than repairability in modern EVs is threatening the long-term future of the technology itself.