Although Japanese brands such as Toyota and Nissan are the leaders in hybrid vehicles, it appears that China has the biggest advantage in this race for developing hybrid cars. Why is that?
Because China controls 97 percent of rare earth metals production, such as lanthanum, which is used in building batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. This means that Toyota which builds the top-selling Prius, Nissan which is going to introduce by the end of the year the Leaf electric car
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