Toyota says it has invented a new magnet for high-energy applications like electric motors that uses a fraction of the amount of neodymium (a rare-earth element) of a standard iron, boron, neodymium ...

The magnet market is expanding due to innovations in manufacturing, sustainability focus, and growing applications in EVs and renewable energy. Opportunities lie in high-demand segments like NdFeB ...

The rise of electric vehicles is threatening supplies of a host of the earth’s elements. Cobalt and lithium for batteries are getting most of the attention, but rare earths for electric motors are ...

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution - ...

Interesting work but 20% reduction is far from replacing it and I doubt that the replacement rare earths are any cleaner to get out of the ground so it's a pure short term cost cutting (they will rise ...