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As EV prospects ramp up, Tesla veteran JB Straubel tears batteries down

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Workers inspect a battery at Redwood Materials.
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By:
Pete Bigelow
December 06, 2021 05:00 AM

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add more context about the materials from cell phones which could make a battery for an EV.

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