That old laptop, cellphone and TV remote may have a newfound purpose: powering the next generation of electric vehicles.
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Audi is the first automaker to partner with Redwood to "support the collection of household lithium-ion batteries alongside larger EV battery recycling efforts," according to a spokesperson. A worker assembles an electric car battery inside the battery pack shop at the electric automobile plant of VinFast in Haiphong, April 7, 2022.MORE: Idaho cobalt mining that devastated local water revisited with greener new approach
In this Oct. 13, 2018, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nev."There is increased demand for automakers to get recycled content into their vehicles," said Georgeson. "The new EV tax credit is contingent on automakers having domestically sourced their metals -- whether that's mined domestically or recycled domestically. The devices collected could end up back in a new Audi.
"We have to find mines locally in North America," Kumar said. "The whole earth has enough materials to support growth in EVs. The extraction of minerals can be safer -- we don't want to degrade the environment."
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