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Volkswagen expands Redwood Materials collaboration with consumer battery recycling program

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Starting on 22 April (Earth Day), Volkswagen of America and Redwood Materials will offer consumers a convenient way to recycle rechargeable devices or lithium-ion batteries. If adopted across the industry, battery recycling programs like this could help reduce battery costs as well as the need to mine and ship raw materials.

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Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery charges 0-97% in under 1 hour

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A Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery cells has been able to complete a charging session from 0% to 97% in 52 minutes. The vehicle is equipped with the company’s highly-anticipated 4680 battery cells, similar to a Texas-based Model Y purchased by teardown firm Munro & Associates. .

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors for The Scale Up of High Energy Density Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Advanced Lithium ion Batteries, $1,200,000. Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. Array Technologies (Albuquerque, New Mexico). Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Tesla to build new EV plant in New Mexico!

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And GM keeps telling us the batteries aren't ready. AP via the Detroit News Link Albuquerque, N.M., The $35 million facility on Albuquerque's west side will mean 400 new jobs, Gov. "The The $35 million facility on Albuquerque's west side will mean 400 new jobs, Gov. Bill Richardson said." "The