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Rivian Is Taking Its Battery Recycling Game To The Next Level

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Rivian Is Taking Its Battery Recycling Game To The Next Level

Rivian is upping its battery recycling game by expanding its partnership with Redwood Materials.

The California electric car startup will now send battery production scrap to Redwood, in addition to full battery packs that are no longer suitable for EVs. In return, the battery recycling specialist will provide energy storage for Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois, using end-of-life packs from the automaker’s own cars.

The deal expands on an existing partnership from April, when Redwood said it would deploy 10 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage from repurposed Rivian battery packs at the automaker’s plant in Normal, where the R1T, R1S, R2, and electric van are built.

Redwood's ESS can integrate old and new battery packs from various manufacturers, keeping costs low and accelerating deployment times.

"Every Rivian battery pack that comes back to us is a potential source of domestic grid energy storage in addition to critical materials," said JB Straubel, Redwood Materials Founder and CEO. "Redwood’s unique ability to integrate and redeploy Rivian batteries with our technology is an opportunity to enable fast, flexible, and more cost-efficient energy storage. As the demand and cost for energy keep rising, working with companies like Rivian is how we help meet these challenges.”

The California startup collects high-voltage battery packs that are no longer suitable for in-vehicle use through its nationwide service network. Then, they’re sent to Redwood, which evaluates each pack to determine if it can be repurposed for energy storage or if it needs to be dismantled and recycled.



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