As tensions heat up afresh in the second year of the trade war between the two biggest global economies, a new battlefront has emerged—that of rare earth metals. The US

European manufacturers will need to keep an eye on China’s “near-monopoly” on the extraction and supply of rare earth minerals as they move toward electric power, experts have told CNBC.

When the Canadian prime minister or US president visits an auto plant, people are reassured that the government understands the importance of the auto sector for jobs and exports. When

WHAT ARE RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS? There are seventeen rare-earth elements: cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), holmium (Ho), lanthanum (La), lutetium (Lu), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), promethium

UK parcel delivery company DPD plans to roll out a fleet of 550 electric vehicles by 2021. The delivery company currently has 10 fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eVito vans serving the London

Rainbow Rare Earths (LON:RBW), the rare earth element mining company, is pleased to announce a new funding agreement with its major shareholder, Pella Ventures Limited (‘Pella’), comprising an unsecured loan

The UK government’s plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, advisers will say. Drivers will benefit if electric cars come to

New research revealed by a national renewable energy supplier has found that Greater London is the fourth most prepared city in the UK for the predicted rise in electric vehicles

I may have said this before, but the electric revolution is really starting to take shape. But, looking back on the developments over the last few years, “starting to take

A £41 million Energy Superhub with the power to charge hundreds of electric vehicles at the same time is to be built in Oxford to help “kickstart an EV revolution”.