I'd love to know the answer to this. It sounds like a very complicated question. Do electric cars go harder on their brakes because of regenerative braking perhaps?

EVs use their brakes less which ironically leads to more problems because of rust

Brakes are not used as much because of regenerative braking and that somehow seems to impair the braking system.

I was also interested in what is meant by "steering" - here it seems that the main culprit is the weight of the batteries that are putting a lot of stress on the suspension system.

It's the opposite, EVs tend to rarely need disc or pad replacements because of the regen brakes.

If used in California.

Mix in wetter conditions, and salted roads in winter, and you have a recipe for disaster - the components experience all of the weather, but none of the "cleaning" force of actual braking. Anecdotal evidence, every single electric car owner I personally know has complained about brake rust here in Latvia. Even those with small 50km range plug-in hybrids, when used mainly for daily commuting within electrical range.

Only holds true in dry regions of the world.