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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

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Perhaps most importantly, though, they’re essential components of the permanent magnets used in the motors of most electric vehicles and many appliances, and also in the generators in most wind turbines. So magnets go into motors. Wind turbines, too. Therefore, they’re very essential. Sanderson: Absolutely.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

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Sleek look sedan Silent Propulsion and Extended Driving Range The Ioniq 6 comes with either single motor rear-wheel drive (RWD) or twin motor all-wheel drive (AWD). Two motor options are available for RWD: Standard Range’s 111 kilowatt (kW)/149 horsepower (hp) and 259 foot-pounds (ft.-lb.)

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