General Motors teams up with cutting-edge company to give old EV batteries new life: 'It's becoming essential infrastructure'

General Motors teams up with cutting-edge company to give old EV batteries new life: 'It's becoming essential infrastructure'

General Motors is giving its electric vehicle batteries a grid-supporting second life thanks to a partnership with Nevada-based Redwood Materials, the companies announced.  The plan is to "accelerate" storage system deployment using new, American-made packs and aging ones from GM EVs, per a news release on the deal.  "The market for grid-scale batteries and backup power isn't just expanding, it's becoming essential infrastructure," GM's battery,…