MP Materials Stock Is Sliding Following Tesla's Investor Day: What's Driving The Action?

MP Materials Corp (NYSE: MP) shares are diving Thursday in the wake of Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Investor Day. The EV maker announced that it has designed a motor that does not require the use of rare earth elements.

What To Know: Tesla held its first ever investor day late Wednesday. The company unveiled plans to transition the world to a 100% clean and renewable sustainable energy economy over the long term. 

As part of these efforts, Tesla said it has designed and plans to develop a permanent magnet motor that uses zero rare earth metals. The company also expects to use about 75% less silicon carbide in its next-gen drive unit. 

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MP Materials produces specialty materials that are vital inputs for electrification and other advanced technologies. MP's Mountain Pass facility is America's only scaled rare earth production source.

MP Price Action: MP Materials has a 52-week high of $60.19 and a 52-week low of $23.49.

The stock was down 14.1% at $30.78 at time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.

Photo: courtesy of Tesla.