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Re:An electric motor that does not need expensive rare-earth... by rmccue on Friday November 16, 2012 @05:16AM (#4793244)
That's true for neodymium, but the majority of the world's production comes from China, which can be a concern politically, and if they raise prices, economically too. (Apparently Dysprosium is also mainly mined in China.) The argument usually heard for reducing reliance on rare-earth metals is the political one.

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