Redwood handles used batteries from Rivian vehicles

Rivian and Redwood Materials are expanding their existing partnership. In addition to providing stationary battery storage, Redwood will going forward play a greater role on Rivian’s behalf in recycling production waste and reusing used electric vehicle batteries.

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Specifically, Redwood will collect used electric vehicle battery packs from Rivian through Rivian’s nationwide network of service centers, and then “evaluate each battery pack to determine whether it should be reused for energy storage—either at Rivian’s manufacturing sites or elsewhere—or recycled,” according to a accompanying statement.

Redwood is also taking on the task of recycling battery waste generated during Rivian’s manufacturing processes. This expanded scope of the partnership builds on an existing collaboration announced in April 2026, which initially focused on a specific project: establishing 10 MWh of battery storage capacity using unused Rivian battery packs at the automaker’s factory in Normal.

The background is that Redwood shifted its strategic focus in 2025. Since then, while the company continues to operate as a battery recycler to recover critical raw materials such as cobalt, nickel, copper, and lithium, it is investing more heavily in the development and deployment of stationary battery storage systems.