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A Tesla co-founder aims to build an entire U.S. battery industry

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J.B. Straubel, pictured here in July 2016 while still at Tesla, was the mastermind behind the automaker's battery strategy. (BLOOMBERG)
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September 14, 2021 02:37 PM

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling company created by Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, has been keeping a big secret: It isn’t really a recycling company.

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