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VW’s Scout Is Rethinking EV Designs to Cut Rare Earths, CEO Says
The head of Scout Motors said the upstart automaker is engineering some components to reduce the need for rare earth ...
European truckmakers tackle rare-earths bottleneck with stockpiling, supply chain shifts
European truckmaker Volvo Group has been seeking alternative sources of rare earths and Daimler Trucks has been building ...
Rare Earth Boss Sees ‘Long, Hard Process’ to Loosen China’s Grip
Western nations will take years to develop enough rare earth processing capacity to limit China’s dominance over the critical ...
Trump Wants Rare Earths. But Challenging China’s Dominance Will Take More Than Tariffs
How America and its allies can break free of Chinese rare earth dependency is a geopolitical priority with sweeping economic ...
China has a lock on rare metals. Does this startup have a crowbar?
The US was once a major supplier of rare earths. But mining and refining the stuff is a deeply toxic business that fell afoul ...
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China’s rare earth chokehold is just the beginning
When U.S. President Donald Trump last week hailed a draft “framework” with Beijing to end their trade dispute, he singled out ...
How did China come to dominate the rare-earth trade? Production jumped ninefold in three decades
China's dominance in rare earth magnets came through strategic state support and access to raw materials, allowing it to ...
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Have India’s EV Dreams Hit A Rare Earth Wall?
Despite potential short-term production setbacks for EV makers like Bajaj Auto, TVS and Maruti Suzuki, most industry leaders ...
India's 95% ICE Vehicle Share Buffers Against Rare Earth Export Impact: Report
As per the report, the average REM usage per vehicle is around 0.8 kg for electric vehicles, 0.5 kg for hybrid vehicles, and ...
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Rare Earths, real power: How China is winning the tech war of tomorrow
US-China tech tensions escalate as rare earths, chips, and batteries reshape global power and future warfare dynamics. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to ...