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Ford Motor Company is postponing the start of production at the second of two plants at the upcoming BlueOval SK Battery Park. The site will build batteries for Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles in Hardin County.
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The facility will supply material to the $1 billion Ascend Elements Apex I plant currently under construction at Commerce Park II.
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Some local business owners in Glendale, Kentucky are already seeing the benefit of the world's largest electric vehicle battery plant making the central Kentucky town its home, while others are worried about Glendale keeping its small-town identity.
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The company had planned to invest $504 million in a plant at Commerce Park II that would employ more than 500 workers.
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The Department of Energy canceled negotiations for the grant after members of Congress alleged the company had improper ties with China
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Toyota’s first U.S.-made electric vehicle will be built at its huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky. It will be a new SUV with three rows of seats.
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Economic development organizations from western Kentucky are teaming up to market the region as a prime location for companies looking to capitalize on the boom in electric vehicle battery production in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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The electric vehicle footprint is growing in Kentucky with the announcement of a new manufacturer in Simpson County. Liochem e-Materials announced plans on Thursday to create 141 jobs related to the production of battery materials for the EV industry.
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Most of the batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles will be made at a nearly $6 billion battery park now under construction near Elizabethtown.
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LG Chem of South Korea announced plans on Monday for a $3.2 billion plant in Clarksville, making a key part for electric vehicle batteries.