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I'm sorry, but I cannot answer your question using the public financial reporting from Tesla. Tesla does not disclose the exact amount of rare earth metals they consume quarterly in their manufacturing. They only report the total cost of raw materials and components, which include many other...

No worries. I just went down a rabbit hole on the science and engineering of EVs, magnets, etc. I'm curious to learn and posted the material I found. All good.

https://www.engineerlive.com/content/future-evs

https://www.batterypowertips.com/rare-earths-and-evs-its-not-about-batteries-faq/#:~:text=The%20batteries%20mostly%20rely%20on,and%20samarium%20cobalt%20(SmCo).

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666792422000348

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350107434_THE_ROLE_OF_RARE_EARTH_ELEMENTS_IN_WIND_ENERGY_AND_ELECTRIC_MOBILITY_An_analysis_of_future_supplydemand_balances The $2 Million Coal Mine That Might Hold a $37 Billion Treasure...

Mercedes-Benz (ticker: MBG.Germany) said the electric-sedan concept—branded as CLA Class—has a range of more than 466 miles, based on global industry standards. That’s superior to even the long-range version of Tesla’s (TSLA) Model 3 sedan which has a range of 391 miles on the same basis...

Higher labor costs translate to higher product costs to the consumer; for the same commodity input as labor in factories not unionized. Economic facts.

The Energy Department said it would favor projects that are likely to retain collective bargaining agreements and have high wages. Auto Industry’s Shift to EVs Gets $12 Billion Boost Funding from Washington will help automakers retrofit factories to produce electric vehicles WASHINGTON...

I have several Apple devices. If I want garage band, I have to pay. Just because I could pirate a copy (pre-license control) wouldn’t make it moral or legal. It is a well-accepted hardware/software business model. Tesla is spending billions developing the software, any unlicensed use is theft...

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/03/researchers-jailbreak-a-tesla-to-get-free-in-car-feature-upgrades/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23769263/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-fight-cage-match-worldstar?mc_cid=98d05af3ea&mc_eid=a195da33ed