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EV world in serious trouble if China cuts off rare earth materials

• bwanab 2y ago
  Strikes me as sensationalized pessimism. As Tyler Cowen often says, given the right conditions "supply is elastic". Big discoveries recently in South and North America might make this a very temporary thing.
• petre 2y ago
  I guess we could improve the switched reluctance motor or use induction motors with vector control or direct torque control. https://www.tesla.com/blog/induction-versus-dc-brushless-motors https://www.tesla.com/blog/induction-versus-dc-brushless-mot...
• Ekaros 2y ago
  Sounds like reasonable solution to counter tariffs.
• deleted 2y ago
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