In Pictures: Rivian and Redwood Materials expand partnership to recycle EV batteries and supply plant energy storage

Battery packs like those in EV engine bays will be recovered and recycled under the expanded Rivian-Redwood Materials agreement.

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End-of-life battery packs from Rivian vehicles will be processed by Redwood Materials to recover critical raw materials.

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The partnership aims to give retired EV batteries a second life, including stationary storage at Rivian's Illinois plant.

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Redwood Materials will supply stationary battery storage for Rivian's Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility.

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Recycling EV packs into grid storage supports a more circular supply chain for electric vehicle batteries.

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The deal underscores growing efforts to keep battery materials in use beyond a vehicle's service life.

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Rivian and Redwood Materials are scaling up battery recycling and repurposing as EV adoption grows.

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Production scrap from Rivian's plant will also be recycled as part of the broadened partnership.

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The expanded collaboration builds on an earlier agreement deploying 10 MWh of repurposed battery storage.

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