Michael Kern Michael Kern is a newswriter and editor at Safehaven.com and Oilprice.com,  More Info By Michael Kern – Nov 10, 2025, 12:30 PM CST Renault is in talks with a Chinese supplier to develop electric-vehicle motors that do not rely on rare earth elements, Reuters reported on Monday, in a move that comes as China lifts a nearly year-long ban on exports of gallium, germanium, and antimony to the United States and a day after Beijing said it would suspend new restrictions on rare-ear...