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December 6, 2022

Lots of dirt moved for $5.8B Ford battery plants in Kentucky

  • Workers for the twin battery plants will be trained at an education center that will also be built on the site.
    • By BRUCE SCHREINER
    Associated Press

    Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean partner company showed off their progress Monday in developing a massive battery production venture in Kentucky, where they have laid the groundwork for one of the “big bets” the automaker is making in its electric vehicle business.

    Dirt has been moved, concrete poured and steel structures are being built according to plan so far, the companies said. Production is scheduled to start in 2025 at the two battery manufacturing plants being built in Glendale, Kentucky. The venture will employ 5,000 people to produce batteries for future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles.


     
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