Second-life EV battery packs to provide energy storage to Rivian car factory in Illinois
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<p>EV manufacturer Rivian announced a partnership with battery recycler Redwood Materials to deploy second-life Rivian battery packs for on-site energy storage at Rivian’s EV manufacturing site in Normal, Illinois. “Electricity demand is accelerating faster than the grid can expand, posing a constraint on industrial growth,” said JB Straubel, Redwood Materials Founder and CEO. “At the same…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/second-life-ev-battery-packs-to-provide-energy-storage-to-rivian-car-factory-in-illinois/">Second-life EV battery packs to provide energy storage to Rivian car factory in Illinois</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>
<p>EV manufacturer Rivian announced a partnership with battery recycler Redwood Materials to deploy second-life Rivian battery packs for on-site energy storage at Rivian’s EV manufacturing site in Normal, Illinois. “Electricity demand is accelerating faster than the grid can expand, posing a constraint on industrial growth,” said JB Straubel, Redwood Materials Founder and CEO. “At the same…</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/second-life-ev-battery-packs-to-provide-energy-storage-to-rivian-car-factory-in-illinois/">Second-life EV battery packs to provide energy storage to Rivian car factory in Illinois</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>