GM Supplying Redwood Materials With Batteries For Data Center, Energy Grid Packs

Company using recycled EV batteries, solar panels to help power data centers

Recycling company Redwood Materials is using old electric vehicle batteries to help increase the energy supply for artificial intelligence data centers. Andres Gutierrez reports.

General Motors Has Big Plans For Your Old EV Battery

GM and Redwood solve one of the biggest EV sustainability challenges by repurposing old batteries for energy storage instead of sending them to the landfill.

GM has a surprising new role powering the AI boom

General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks at an event in Las Vegas.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesGeneral Motors partners with Redwood Materials to supply energy for AI data centers.The collaboration uses GM's new and second-life EV batteries for energy storage solutions.This move highlights a trend of repurposing assets amid rising electricity demand and AI growth.Why would a car company be involved in supplying energy for the AI revolution?This is exactl…

GM inks deal to recycle EV batteries to power AI

The Detroit automaker signed an agreement with Redwood Materials to turn new and used EV batteries into storage systems to power AI data centers.

GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries

GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid.

GM will provide used EV batteries for energy storage systems

The Detroit automaker has partnered with a company founded by former Tesla chief technology officer J.B. Straubel.