http://thecityfix.com/rare-earth-minerals-making-hybrid-cars-even-rarer/ Sustainable Urban Mobility Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:43:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://thecityfix.com/rare-earth-minerals-making-hybrid-cars-even-rarer/comment-page-1/#comment-5447 Adam Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:53 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/?p=1777#comment-5447 I don't buy the concern. Yes, neodymium and dysprosium will continue to be needed for permanent magnets which go into the permanent magnet needed in each vehicle and essentially has no substitute; but, the day of the NiMH battery (which employs lanthanum) is numbered as lithium-ion batteries are already set to be introduced in a number of manufacturers' hybrids including the Chevy Volt and Mercedez S40 Blue Hybrid. Only the Japanese hybrids such as the Prius will continue to use the less-efficient NiMH and even they are set to upgrade. A bigger concern is all the neodymium and dysprosium that is needed in a wind turbine. I don’t buy the concern. Yes, neodymium and dysprosium will continue to be needed for permanent magnets which go into the permanent magnet needed in each vehicle and essentially has no substitute; but, the day of the NiMH battery (which employs lanthanum) is numbered as lithium-ion batteries are already set to be introduced in a number of manufacturers’ hybrids including the Chevy Volt and Mercedez S40 Blue Hybrid. Only the Japanese hybrids such as the Prius will continue to use the less-efficient NiMH and even they are set to upgrade. A bigger concern is all the neodymium and dysprosium that is needed in a wind turbine.

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