Rare Earth minerals affected by China export ban used in EVs, green energy, and military tech
China has restricted the export of several crucial rare earth minerals to the United States in response to President Donald Trump’s tariff increases.
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Taxpayers gave $50 million to Thornton’s Solid Power to expand, prove out EV battery technology
Thornton-based Solid Power has a $50 million federal grant to ramp up development of the solid-state EV batteries it considers the technology of the near-future in automobiles, putting the company closer to its goal of developing a mass production facility in the eastern U.S. or Korea.
Military could go all in on hybrid, EVs for combat vehicles, other uses
Have you heard who’s in the market for a new electric vehicle? No, I’m not talking about the public radio devotee or bleeding-edge tech-bro — I’m talking about the U.S. military.
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Study: Huge percentage of EV owners want their gas cars back
Nearly half of American electric vehicle owners want to buy an internal combustion engine model the next time they buy a car, according to a new study from McKinsey and Co., a leading consulting firm.
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As Tesla sales slump and Ford cuts back on EV workforce, Buttigieg doubles down on ‘Economically Smart Play’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated that “the automotive sector is moving towards EVs” and China pushed for an advantage in the EV market “because that’s the economically smart play” but “we can’t just sit back and let this happen on its own pace” because there’s a competition between the U.S. and China.
Shares of Tesla, the leading EV maker, tumble after ‘unmitigated disaster’ in Q1
Tesla (TSLA) shares fell sharply Tuesday, extending their 2024 slump to around $270 billion, after the world’s leading EV maker posted a much weaker-than-expected tally of first-quarter deliveries.
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