11-19-2010, 02:41 AM
Jakensama Wrote:Rare Earth metals are fairly common despite the misleading name, the problem is China undercut us so we haven't been exploiting our other sources - were these cars to catch on there are more than adequate supplies of rare earth metals to exploit that it wouldn't remain an impediment for long.
Yes they are exceedingly rare, because 1-3 countries control 95% of the worlds supply.
China shut down their trade of certain ones and sent many countries scrambling to find alternatives...that dont exist.
Some South American country holds 80% of the worlds lithium.
[should not have shot the dolphin]