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GM becomes first automaker to partner with Redwood across full battery lifecycle

General Motors has expanded its partnership with Redwood Materials to cover every stage of the battery lifecycle — manufacturing scrap recovery, end-of-life recycling, and now second-life energy storage deployed at a GM factory.

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General Motors has expanded its partnership with Redwood Materials to cover the full battery lifecycle. This includes manufacturing scrap recovery, end-of-life recycling, and second-life energy storage. The latest development is a 1.5 MW energy storage system built from repurposed GM battery packs, to be installed at a GM plant in Michigan. This system is expected to save the plant over $3 million in electricity costs over its lifetime, according to Redwood.

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