Redwood Materials’ Cal Lankton Gives Old EV Batteries New Life

Redwood Materials’ Cal Lankton Gives Old EV Batteries New Life

Author: Automotive News July 13, 2025 Duration: 26:57
Lankton, chief commercial officer at Redwood Materials, details why the company just opened its Redwood Energy business unit and how it is repurposing used electric-vehicle batteries in energy storage systems. He discusses Redwood’s first major project, a system that utilizes more than 700 used EV battery packs that’s already the largest microgrid in North America. That system powers an AI data center at a Redwood facility in Sparks, Nevada. Further, Lankton explains the economics...

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