The Ford EV battery plant, called BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, was revealed with big numbers to back it up: 730 acres, $3.5 billion to build, 2,500 jobs created, and 35 gigawatt-hours of battery output annually. Since then, demand for EVs in general has fallen off, forcing The Blue Oval to reconsider its ambitious plans and ratchet it back to 700 workers, 20 gigawatt hours, and a $3 billion dollar investment for the now-500 acre site. But despite reining things in, building at the Ford EV plant is trucking right along, and a recent video shows the progress that’s been made.
The video was captured by drone, providing a bird’s eye view of operations on the battery plant below, courtesy of local Michigan news outlet MLive. The publication states that the Ford EV battery plant is structurally complete, while overall construction is about 60 percent wrapped up. Production equipment for the battery cells is arriving now with installation of said components slated to kick off late this summer.
With operations almost complete, the Ford EV battery plant will begin churning out lithium-ion phosphate batteries starting in 2026. There was some question as to whether or not the facility would make it at all, considering that the Trump administration’s efforts to end federal EV production tax credits would have covered roughly one-quarter of that $3 billion dollar cost, potentially leaving The Blue Oval in a bind. Ford itself doubled down on its promises to complete the project with or without tax credits, saying that it was not interested in “backing off” on the Michigan facility.
BlueOval Battery Park Michigan has been under scrutiny as of late, thanks to national security concerns regarding the production of LFP batteries using technology licensed from China-based CATL. However, Ford had no choice but to license the tech based on legalities. Specifically, battery packs use a Ford-specific design, while the chemistry, manufacturing process, and general design are all being licensed from CATL. Employees from the Chinese battery maker will also be involved in training Ford EV battery plant employees once the facility opens its doors.
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