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Redwood Materials signs deal to recycle BMW’s EV batteries in the US | The automaker will use recycled materials from Redwood in its American-made EVs.

The automaker will use recycled materials from Redwood in its American-made EVs.

It has agreed to a deal with BMW of North America to recycle lithium-ion battery packs from BMW's electrified vehicles and will eventually use recycled material from Redwood in battery packs for BMWs built in North America as the automaker works toward a closed-loop supply chain. BMW's network of dealerships, distribution centers, and service centers will send end-of-life packs on their final journey to Redwood, either to the company's campus in Reno, Nevada, or, in time, a second campus in Charleston, South Carolina, near BMW's factory in Spartanburg, and soon its battery factory in Woodruff. In 2014 he decided to indulge his lifelong passion for the car by leaving the National Human Genome Research Institute and launching Ars Technica's automotive coverage.

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