Tesla was the king-in-waiting for the automotive throne, until recently. As traditional automakers turned tank-like towards an electric future, the firm looked set to whizz past in a frenzy of bold publicity and Musk-worship. Then 2018 happened and those in the know started to quietly turn their eyes to China.
“I’ve got a max spec Tesla Model X and a solar panel charging at my house,” says Ste Thompson, a 33-year-old British entrepreneur based in LA. “I passed my driving test just before moving here from the UK last year. I wanted a car with the best technology as my first car, kind of skipping non-electric.”
Rainbow Rare Earths (LON:RBW) is a mining company focused on production from, and expansion of, the high grade Gakara Rare Earth Project in Burundi, East Africa.
With in-situ grades in the range of 47-67% Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO), Gakara is one of the world’s richest rare earth deposits.