It took three and a half years for Tesla to land without rare earth motors. On September 3, local time, Tesla's wheelless Cybercab conducted a public road test on the streets of Austin, Texas. The next day, Musk said on his social media that Cybercab's motors do not use rare earth elements but can maintain the same battery life. He said it was “extremely difficult” to achieve this technological breakthrough.

It took three and a half years for Tesla to land without rare earth motors. On September 3, local time, Tesla's wheelless Cybercab conducted a public road test on the streets of Austin, Texas. The next day, Musk said on his social media that Cybercab's motors do not use rare earth elements but can maintain the same battery life. He said it was “extremely difficult” to achieve this technological breakthrough.