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Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel’s Redwood Materials announces plan to build massive 500GWh EV battery materials factory

September 14, 2021 Darryn John 0

One of Tesla’s co-founders, J.B. Straubel left the automaker in 2019, two years after starting his own company in electric vehicle (EV) sector, Redwood Materials. The company has so far focused on recycling EV batteries […]

Former Tesla Exec Signs New Deal to Recycle Nissan Leaf Batteries at Redwood Materials

February 24, 2021 Heather Park 0

Redwood Materials has signed a deal with Envision AESC, agreeing to recycle defective battery cells and scraps. Envision AESC manufactures batteries for the Nissan Leaf in Smyrna, Tennessee, and Redwood Materials is owned by former […]

Tesla co-founder’s new battery recycling company Redwood Materials gets investment from Amazon

September 18, 2020 Darryn John 0

JB Straubel was among the group of co-founders of Tesla, and in his more than 10 years with Tesla invented or co-created a number of the company’s key technologies related to electric vehicle (EV) batteries. […]