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Tesla Cofounder’s Redwood Raises Over $1 Billion To Boost EV Battery Materials Business

Redwood Materials has raised over $1 billion in funding to establish production facilities in the U.S. for anodes and cathodes used in electric vehicle batteries, aiming to address the supply chain gap in domestic battery component manufacturing.

forbes.com
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