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BlueOval Battery Park Michigan
Ford
Marshall, MI, USA
-85.0092751, 42.2624287
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 140
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell
Project Announcement Date: 2/13/2023
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 20 GWh
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 1700
Capital Investment: $2500 million
Congressional District: MI5
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $409.1 million
Selected Sources:
“Ford Taps Michigan for New LFP Battery Plant; New Battery Chemistry Offers Customers Value, Durability, Fast Charging, Creates 2,500 More New American Jobs”, ford.com, 12 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Ford to announce $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan, sources say”, Syndicated Content, WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County, 10 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Ford to announce $2.5B battery plant in Marshall with Chinese partner”, Jordyn Grzelewski, The Detroit News, 10 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Michigan Is Campaigning Hard For A $3.5 Billion Ford-CATL Battery Plant”, Brad Anderson, Carscoops, 31 Jan 2023. 🔗
“Michigan Strategic Fund OKs $1 billion in aid for $3.5 billion Ford battery plant”, Candice Williams, The Detroit News, 13 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Michigan Residents Sue To Halt Ford’s $3.5 Billion Battery Plant”, Chris Chilton, Carscoops, 29 Jun 2023. 🔗
“Ford EV LFP Battery Plant Was Originally Bound For Mexico”, RWFA, Ford Authority, 20 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Analysis: State incentives for Ford battery plant in Michigan should yield solid returns”, upjohn.org, No Date. 🔗
“Ford downsizes EV battery factory plan”, Kirsten Korosec, TechCrunch, 21 Nov 2023. 🔗
“Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back”, AP News, 21 Nov 2023. 🔗
“Ford changes EV strategy but proceeds with smaller Michigan battery factory”, bridgemi.com, 09 Apr 2024. 🔗
“Ford’s incentives cut in half for Michigan EV battery plant, matching plans to scale back”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 09 Jul 2024. 🔗
“Ford Content Center”, fordcontentcenter.com, No Date. 🔗
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