CREDIT: BLUEOVAL SK
BlueOval SK announced commercial production is officially underway as the first ever BlueOval SK battery to be sold to customers rolled off the assembly line at the first Kentucky plant in Glendale. Batteries from this plant will power the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning.
“We are proud to build batteries at our Kentucky 1 facility that will power next-generation electric vehicles,” BlueOval SK CEO Michael Adams says. “The start of production is a significant milestone that strengthens our position in the electric vehicle battery market.”
More than 1,450 team members will gather on the BlueOval SK Battery Park campus this week to celebrate the launch. “We are one team,” BlueOval SK Kentucky 1 Plant Manager Mark Hayley says. “Every person here played a vital role in reaching this point. I couldn’t be prouder of the hard work and dedication that have set BlueOval SK up for success.”
“BlueOval SK is creating good-paying, American jobs in the heart of the Commonwealth,” Adams says. “We are strengthening the domestic supply chain and driving the transition to zero-emissions transportation.”
The Kentucky 1 plant will also produce batteries for Ford’s current E-Transit with enhanced range.
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