Ex-Tesla exec Straubel aims to build world's top battery recycler

Tesla Nevada-MAIN.jpg — Redwood this year will recycle more than 1 gigawatt-hours' worth of battery scrap materials from the Nevada gigafactory — enough to power more than 10,000 Tesla cars.

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Reuters

October 08, 2020 02:40 PM

Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel wants to build his startup Redwood Materials into the world's top battery recycling company and one of the largest battery materials companies, he said at a technology conference Wednesday.

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