Ford follows EV leaderTeslausing LFP batteries in a portion of its vehicles in part to reduce the amount of cobalt needed to procure to make battery cells and high-voltage battery packs. Ford CEO Jim Farley at a battery lab for the automaker in suburban Detroit, announcing a new $3.5 billi...
Subject to execution of a final agreement, the three partners plan to create one of the largest EV battery facilities in the European wider region. The joint venture would be located near Ankara and will manufacture high Nickel NMC cells...
Ford has taken a major step toward moving its electric vehicle (EV) battery production in-house, with the announcement of Ford Ion Park. Ford Ion Park is the company’s facility dedicated to pioneering various methods of battery production. The project will bring together a cross-functional ...
Ford’s BlueOval SK electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Tennessee is ready to start trial operations next month. The trial run will ensure that Ford’s TN EV battery plant can produce high-quality cells efficiently and consistently. The BlueOval SK plant in Tennessee is part of a $11.4...
Ford’s “CATL” Call: Its New EV Battery Partner, The Controversy, & How to Invest Follow Us: Share Ford has always been a leading American Automaker. They pioneered the first mass-produced automobile, the "Model T," in 1908 and ushered in a new era of industry in the US. With ...
Ford execs said EV battery supply chain is not necessarily a constraint, but time is likely to be the real bottleneck.
The US state of Virginia announced that Ford and CATL would not be able to build their EV battery plant in the state. The reason it mentioned is potential security risks attributable to cooperation with China, reported Business Korea on January 17.The Ford-CATL plant is for LFP battery supply...
Ford announced in February that it will invest $3.5 billion to build a lithium iron phosphate cells (LFP) factory in Michigan. This is the largest investment for a U.S. automaker to tap into the cheaper battery cell chemistry as LFP costs less than the nickel-and-cobalt combination widely...
Ford will locate the new complex in Romulus, Michigan. The intent is to save money and ensure access to batteries for its Mustang Mach-E, electric F-150, and other future EVs.
Ford EV Battery Let's face it: this was not a great week for several big, legacy automakers trying to figure out what's next. We'll start with Ford, since that was the big one. A few years ago, Ford decided to separate out its sales and financial results into three divisions: ...