Toyota Lowers EV Costs by Cutting Rare Earths in Battery

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Trust Toyota to innovate meaningfully. They've cut the amount of some very rare earths in the battery and increased the amount of less rare rare earths. The move is apparently driven by China keeping more of its rare earths for domestic use because of its own EV plans and prices rising accordingly.

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What does this mean for production quality?