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Tesla10-K: Sustainability investment

Tesla deepens battery recycling partnership with board member's company, Redwood Materials.

What happened

Tesla sold $12.9 million in scrap materials to and incurred $3.3 million in expenses with Redwood Materials, a battery recycling firm led by Tesla board member and co-founder JB Straubel.

Source

SEC EDGARApr 30, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

Tesla 10-K

Filing excerpt

JB Straubel is the Chief Executive Officer of Redwood. Redwood is party to commercial agreements with Tesla. Under these agreements, Tesla incurred expenses of approximately $3.3 million in 2025 and $0.7 million through February 2026. Tesla also recognized approximately $12.9 million in 2025 and approximately $1.1 million through February 2026 as a reduction of cost of revenues for the sale of certain scrap materials to Redwood.

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10-K: Sustainability investment

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Filed
Apr 30, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$12.9M (Value of scrap materials sold to Redwood Materials in 2025)

Details

CIK
1318605
Accession number
0001104659-26-053166
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
ESG reporting tools needed
Signal category
Esg

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • lithium-ion batteries

Vendors

  • Redwood Materials Inc.

Regions named

  • Nevada

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
90%
Sentiment
Positive
Detected
May 5, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
sustainabilityInvestment

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