Quote Energy & batteries· Aug 5, 2025

Repurposed battery microgrids can scale a hundredfold

The scalability of this really doesn't have a limit. We can use the same type of architecture and scale this up by a factor of 100 or more. We're already working on engineering projects that are in that type of magnitude.

in an interview with CNBC

JB StraubelRedwood Materials · CEO

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Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is using old EV batteries to power AI data centers

CNBC · 2025-08-05

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As demand for energy skyrockets amid the rise of AI, one of Tesla 's co-founders is betting on a new solution: giving old electric vehicle batteries a second-life. JB Straubel, who helped launch Tesla ...

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