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Elon Musk Warns Rare Earth Magnet Shortage May Delay Tesla’s Robots
China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...
Major Advances in E.V. Batteries Are Announced by Chinese Company
CATL, the world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, described breakthroughs that could make E.V.s more ...
China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
U.S. Gas Exports to China Stopped After Beijing Imposed Tariffs
The United States accounted for only 3 percent of China’s natural gas imports last year. Those purchases could now dry up ...
How China and the E.U. Are Reacting to Trump’s Tariffs
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, talks to Jeanna Smialek, The Times’s Brussels bureau chief, and Keith Bradsher, The Times’s Beijing bureau chief, ...
Musk warns Tesla robots may be delayed due to China’s halt on exports, NYT says
CEO Elon Musk said China’s halt on exports of certain magnets is impacting his plans to build humanoid robots, Keith Bradsher of ...
How China took over the world’s rare earths industry
China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia, the US did little. Read more at ...