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It is probably even more drastic than that: a few years ago China blocked export of some rare earths to Japan for a few months. This has led to several researc
by Iv 9y ago
It is probably even more drastic than that: a few years ago China blocked export of some rare earths to Japan for a few months.
This has led to several researchs aimed at reducing the strategical needs of these minerals in the Japanese industry.
- adventured 9y agoThat's exactly what it is: "Toyota is trying to make electrified vehicles less dependent on Chinese minerals" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/20/toyota-is-trying-to-make-electric-vehicles-less-dependent-on-chinese-minerals.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/20/toyota-is-trying-to-make-ele... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-20/toyota-readies-cheaper-electric-motor-by-halving-rare-earth-use https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-20/toyota-re...