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Just under four years after the September 2021 announcement of the Glendale-based project, BlueOval SK on Tuesday announced that production has officially begun at the Kentucky 1 plant.
“In just three short years, we transformed a once empty field in Glendale, Kentucky, into a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for building batteries for the EV industry,” said BlueOval SK CEO Michael Adams in audio provided by the company. “Thousands of people’s work went into us being able to be here today and I’m very proud of all them and their accomplishments that we celebrate today.”
BlueOval SK says the batteries produced at the Kentucky 1 plant will power the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning, and the plant “will also produce batteries for Ford’s current e-transit with enhanced range.” 1,450 of a planned 5,000 workers are currently on the job at the more than 1,500-acre facility.
“This really helps power the EV industry going forward and really sets the placement of the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a powerhouse in the EV battery industry,” Adams said.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said in a release Tuesday: “This remains the single largest investment in the history of our state, and it sparked a surge of new investment and job announcements that placed Kentucky at the center of EV-related innovation. I am grateful to Ford and SK On leaders for believing in Kentucky and our workforce. Now is the time to do what we do best as Kentuckians: deliver results.”
The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Neil Crawford with QK4, which provides engineering services for the city, provided an update on the North Logsdon Parkway project. Crawford said work had begun on clearing the land and construction was set to begin in September, but the city was told by the state grant manager to pause all work after the period of performance for the FEMA […]
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