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Ford, Volvo join Redwood in EV battery recycling push in California

Volvo XC40 recharging in Stockholm, Sweden
Volvo will join Ford in recycling its batteries in California. Volvo's XC40 Recharge EV is pictured charging. (Bloomberg)
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February 17, 2022 07:44 PM

Ford Motor and Geely Automobile’s Volvo Cars will join battery recycling startup Redwood Materials in developing processes, starting in California, to collect end-of-life batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles and recover the materials for use in new batteries, the companies said Thursday.

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