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DEARBORN, Mich., July 27, 2021 – Ford today announces Romulus, Mich., will be the home of its new global battery center of excellence – #ford Ion Park – which is accelerating the company’s research and development of battery and battery cell technology – including future battery manufacturing.
“Ford already is delivering on our plan to lead the electric revolution with strong new vehicles including Mustang Mach-E, 2022 E-Transit available late 2021 and the 2022 F-150 Lightning available from spring next year,” said #anandsankaran, #ford Ion Park director. “The new lab will help #ford speed up the battery development process to deliver even more capable, affordable batteries and is part of Ford’s renewed commitment to making #michigan a centerpiece of its focus on EVs.”
A new collaborative learning lab opening next year, #ford Ion Park represents $100 million of Ford’s $185 million investment in developing, testing, and building vehicle battery cells and cell arrays. It is part of the company’s $30 billion investment in electrification by 2025 and a renewed commitment to making #michigan a centerpiece of its focus on EVs.
In 2010, #ford committed to making #michigan its center of excellence for electric vehicles and chose the lab’s Romulus location with collaboration and expedited tech sharing in mind. The company has committed to assemble its all-new, all-electric #ford F-150 Lightning, with foreign and domestics parts, at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich. adding 500 direct jobs with the support of the Good Jobs for #michigan Program. #ford also repositioned its half-century-old Van Dyke Transmission Plant in May – renaming it the Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center and expanding its production line to produce electric motors and electric transaxles for hybrid and fully electric vehicles, retaining a total of 225 #michigan jobs.
“Ford’s investment in battery research and development in Romulus will support hundreds of good-paying jobs, attract innovative talent to #michigan, and help us continue leading the world in advanced mobility and manufacturing,” said Governor #gretchenwhitmer. “Ford is an American icon that has left its mark on the world over a century, and with the research that will take place at #ford Ion Park, they will shape the next century while reducing emissions and accelerating electrification.”
“We are thankful for the support of the MEDC and the #michigan Strategic Fund in helping establish #ford Ion Park in Romulus,” said Sankaran.
Ford will refurbish an existing 270,000 sq.-ft. facility to house up to 200 engineers and include world-class pilot-scale equipment for electrode, cell and array design and manufacturing engineering and innovation.
The lab will use state-of-the-art technology to pilot new manufacturing techniques that will allow #ford to research and quickly scale breakthrough battery cell designs with novel materials as part of its plan to vertically integrates battery cells and batteries.
From mines to recycling, the #ford Ion Park team is working with experts across the company, including experts at Ford’s previously announced Battery Benchmarking and Test Laboratory, #ford Customer Service Division, plus key suppliers and partners.
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