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GLENDALE, KY. — Ford Motor Company and EV battery developer SK On broke ground on the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Ky.
The companies’ joint venture, BlueOval SK, is investing $5.8 billion at the site to produce batteries for future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles, which are set to begin production in 2025, according to a release.
BlueOval SK Battery Park will train 5,000 new workers at the new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College BlueOval SK Training Center, located on the 1,500-acre Battery Park site.
The training center is the only co-branded learning facility within the Kentucky Community College System and represents a $25 million investment by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
So far, crews have moved 4.3 million cubic yards of soil, laid 283,000 tons of rock and poured 66,000 cubic yards of concrete.
They also placed 3,300 tons of rebar ties to strengthen the concrete and 1,300 deep foundations and built 7,900 tons of structural steel.
“The BlueOval SK Battery Park will be a key part of the electrification of the North American auto market,” Jee Dong-seob, SK On president, said in a statement. “We look forward to SK On and Ford’s leadership in the global electric vehicle market being solidified through BlueOval SK.”
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