According to the video, "Tesla's next generation Permanent Magnet motors have completely ELIMINATED Rare Earth Metals and will reduce silicon carbide in the microchips.
Their new powertrain engine is said to undercut competitors with a much cheaper design that will be 2 to 3 times less in cost."
Any YouTube video title slide that includes an image of Elon Musk, uses the words "insane" or "shock", or does a graphic overlay on an image of a physical device, is likely pile of crap. This has the whole trifecta, so it's undoubtedly not worth the time to watch.
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