Redwood and Rivian set to expand their EV battery recycling partnership — SkimNews
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- Redwood Materials is expanding its partnership with Rivian to collect, sort, and recycle battery production scrap at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois, factory, reintegrating materials into the supply chain at lower cost and with less waste
- Rivian will send retired battery packs from its vehicles to Redwood for reuse in stationary energy storage projects before full recycling, supporting a closed-loop battery lifecycle
- Redwood Materials expects to recover approximately 99% of critical battery materials—including nickel, cobalt, copper, and lithium—from Rivian’s end-of-life batteries for reuse in new production
- JB Straubel, founder of Redwood Materials, stated that every returned Rivian battery pack represents a potential source of domestic grid energy storage and recycled materials, enhancing energy efficiency and cost savings
- Rivian is the latest major automaker to formalize a battery recycling deal with Redwood, joining BMW, Ford, Toyota, and Volvo in the company’s growing network of automotive partners
Why it matters: Rivian gains a scalable, low-cost path to manage battery waste and secure recycled materials domestically, while Redwood strengthens its position as a key U.S. battery recycling hub. The 99% recovery rate for critical minerals reduces reliance on virgin mining and cuts production costs at a time when demand for affordable EVs like the R2 is rising.
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