Innovation Segment : Energy Storage

Innovation Insights

EV and Battery Manufacturing Facilities - Ford and SK Innovation

The companies will form a new joint venture called BlueOvalSK to build these manufacturing facilities. The mega-facilities will be developed in Tennessee and Kentucky and are expected to create around 11,000 jobs. They will be commercially operational by 2025 and produce the next generation of electric trucks and batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

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Innovation themes: Mega EV and Battery Facility, Electric truck manufacturing unit, Battery research, and manufacturing center

Relevant for

  • Mechanical engineer
  • Automobile engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Logistics & transportation

Domain

Sustainable transport

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

University researcher

Corporate researcher

Startup or entrepreneur

Solution provider

Financial investor

Industry

Transportation & logistics