Deals · Updated 22 Oct, 04:30 pm IST

Redwood and Rivian expand EV battery recycling partnership

Why it matters for readers: It means fewer batteries end up as waste and more of the valuable metals inside them are reused.

The expanded deal will install recycling of Rivian’s battery production scrap back into manufacturing, reducing waste and cost versus virgin materials.1
Retired Rivian batteries will be repurposed for stationary energy projects before eventual recycling.1
Redwood aims to recover about 99% of critical materials (nickel, cobalt, copper and lithium) from retired packs.1
The partnership extension will start at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois factory and could expand to other Rivian-owned sites.1
Earlier in April, Rivian had already agreed to 10 MWh of energy storage using repurposed Rivian battery packs with Redwood.1

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