“This is a big deal,” stated Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer in a press convention unveiling plans for the manufacturing unit. Increasing battery choices will enable Ford to “build more EVs faster, and ultimately make them more affordable,” stated Invoice Ford, Ford’s government chair.
Also referred to as lithium ferrous phosphate (LFP) batteries, the kind to be produced on the new plant are a lower-cost different to the nickel- and cobalt-containing batteries utilized in most electrical autos within the…