Chinese companies are streets ahead when it comes to battery tech, and the newest cells could be game changers.

These efforts are about to be given a big boost. Recent breakthroughs in recycling, together with a spate of technological improvements, mean that within a decade or so most of the global demand for raw materials to build new batteries could be met by recycling old ones.

Scientists have discovered a new way to build batteries that could significantly reduce production costs and increase the range of electric vehicles. A team from the University of Boulder Colorado used a powerful X-ray machine to figure out why rechargeable lithium-ion batteries lose capacity over time.

BMW of North America struck a deal to recycle lithium-ion batteries from all of its electrified vehicles with Redwood Materials, the companies announced today. The German automaker said it would instruct its dealers to send old batteries from all of its electrified models,

The car manufacturer will work with leading battery recycler Redwood Materials to recycle the lithium-ion batteries used in its electric, plug-in hybrid, and mild hybrids models,

Redwood Materials, which is building a $3.5 billion battery recycling plant in Berkeley County, will get end-of-life batteries from automaker BMW's US network.

With BMW and Redwood Materials joining forces, is the long-term sustainability of electric vehicles now within reach?

Battery recycling specialist Redwood Materials has just gained another major automaker as a client, signing a partnership with BMW

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