Rivian partners with Tesla co-founder’s Redwood on energy storage

Electrek
By Fred LambertApr 14, 2026, 12:53 pm119 ptsTrending
Rivian is partnering with Redwood Materials, the battery company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, to build a second-life battery energy storage system at its EV manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois. The initial deployment will use more than 100 used Rivian battery packs stitched together into a 10…

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