48 Articles
Aug 26, 2009
China pondering hoarding precious metals used in hybrids and EVs by banning exportation?

Ever hear of neodymium? How about dysprosium or yttrium? Thulium or lutetium? These are just some of the metals that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is considering either banning the exportation of, or at least severely limiting the amount that it will let leave the country. These precious metals are used in manufacturing new (and sometimes green) technologies, and China wants keep the goods available for its growing domestic use.

Sebastian Blanco
Aug 26, 2009
Better Place to trial battery-swapping taxis in Tokyo

When Better Place wanted to demonstrate how their battery switching station would operate they chose Yokohama Japan as the backdrop and now the land of the rising sun is returning some of that love. The electric vehicle infrastructure company has received an "award" to carry out a pilot

Domenick Yoney
Prev
/ 5
Next
Share This Photo X