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Tesla Roadster Batteries Are Failing, Revealing End Of Life Symptoms

Original battery packs can go 15 years, but younger upgraded packs are failing early.

JB Straubel's Redwood Materials Secures $2 Billion DOE Loan

JB Straubel's Redwood Materials Secures $2 Billion DOE Loan

The DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program has been virtually inactive for years, but now it's doing its part for the future of EVs.

How Biden's climate spending could transform Nevada

How Biden's climate spending could transform Nevada

Nevada is receiving billions of dollars in support from the Biden administration to boost electric vehicles and batteries, a development that is set to upend the state's economy and influence the nation's clean energy targets.

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Biden administration grants $2 billion loan for electric vehicle battery materials

The Energy Department loan to recycling company Redwood Materials is meant to enable the domestic production of a million electric vehicles per year.

Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel Offers Insight On Battery Recycling

In a recent interview for MIT Technology Review, JB offers some new insights into the massive challenge of building a circular economy, and why we can’t wait.

Musk has picked a successor as Tesla CEO: Here are the top candidates for the job

Tesla director James Murdoch revealed to a judge that Musk has recently made a decision as to who should one day replace him at the helm of the $600 billion electric vehicle manufacturer.

Nissan Exec Says Nearly All LEAF EV Batteries Are Still In Cars

Nissan has been selling electric cars for about 12 years, and most of the batteries are still going. This is positive news for the future of the segment.

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Redwood Materials To Invest $3.5 Billion On Battery Materials Factory

Redwood Materials To Invest $3.5 Billion On Battery Materials Factory

In addition to simply recycling batteries, Redwood Materials has big plans that should help immensely when it comes to the future of EVs.

Redwood Materials To Recycle All Batteries From VW, Audi EVs In USA

Redwood Materials To Recycle All Batteries From VW, Audi EVs In USA

The company headed by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel will work directly with VW Group's 1,000 US dealers to identify end-of-life batteries and materials.

Elon Musk Names Two Enemies, Reflects On Tesla And SpaceX Staving Off Bankruptcy In New Interview

Elon Musk Names Two Enemies, Reflects On Tesla And SpaceX Staving Off Bankruptcy In New Interview

The early days of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and how the company managed to not go bankrupt along the way were among the topics covered with CEO Elon Musk in an interview with the Tesla Silicon Valley Club.

Elon Musk And JB Straubel Reuniting For Panel This Week: Here's How And When You Can See It

Elon Musk And JB Straubel Reuniting For Panel This Week: Here's How And When You Can See It

A former Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) executive and co-founder is reuniting with CEO Elon Musk for a keynote speech at a car event this week. Here are the details and how you can see the duo back together.

Elon Musk Offers a Biblical Idea to Settle a Hot Topic on Tesla

Elon Musk Offers a Biblical Idea to Settle a Hot Topic on Tesla

The billionaire recently revived the debate on the founders of the manufacturer of high-end electric vehicles.

Elon Musk responds to Bengaluru man who tweeted 'he was not founder of Tesla'

Elon Musk responds to Bengaluru man who tweeted 'he was not founder of Tesla'

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has re-clarified the story of the electric vehicle company's early days to a Bengaluru-based man who tweeted that "Elon Musk was not the founder of Tesla. He acquired it".

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Everything Elon Musk Said at His TED Talk

Everything Elon Musk Said at His TED Talk

The full transcript of his interview with Chris Anderson.

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Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel Says EV Batteries Should Last 15 Years

The founder and CEO of Redwood Materials believes people are less likely to replace a new battery in an old car given how fast technology is changing.

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Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel Expects Most Electric Vehicle Batteries To Last This Long

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) co-founder JB Straubel, who now runs battery recycling startup Redwood Materials, said on Monday electric vehicle batteries could easily last up to 15 years in most cases.

Battery Recycling Operations Already Profitable: JB Straubel

It will be some time before Redwood Materials is profitable as a whole, but Straubel notes that battery recycling in and of itself is already a money maker.

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The Independent UK

Insider Q&A: JB Straubel, CEO of recycler Redwood Materials

Among the biggest challenges to transforming automobiles from combustion engines to electricity to fight climate change is the shortage of metals needed to make batteries

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