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Ford says it is stockpiling batteries for Farley’s electric vehicle scaling operation

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Ford said it is stockpiling batteries to achieve CEO Jim Farley’s recently outlined goals of scaling production of 600,000 electric vehicles produced in just 22 months; a lofty goal for the Detroit-based automaker, which held its Q4 2021 Earnings Call last evening. We have great capacity on F-150 for the nonelectric components.

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Ford, SK Innovation to form JV to manufacture battery cells and modules; 60 GWh/year from BlueOvalSK

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Ford and SK Innovation signed an MoU to create a joint venture—to be called BlueOvalSK—to produce approximately 60 GWh annually in traction battery cells and array modules, starting mid-decade, with potential to expand. Next-gen cells and arrays will be used to power several future Ford battery electric vehicles.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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As of June 15, 2022, Ford will no longer offer the opportunity to purchase its three all-electric vehicles, the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit Van, for new leases. Ford informed dealers in a letter that it was discontinuing the end-of-lease purchase option for the E-Transit van, Mustang Mach-E, and F-150 Lightning.

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The Tesla Cybertruck’s most formidable rival gets a bullish battery supply update

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The Ford F-150 Electric, arguably the most formidable rival to upcoming vehicles like the Tesla Cybertruck and the Rivian R1T, has practically secured its battery supply. SK Innovation and LG Chem have been involved in a bitter legal dispute over LG’s accusation that SK had stolen its battery production secrets.

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The EV Transition Explained

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F-150 from the electric Ford PRO F-150 Lightning. While there are LED head and rear light improvements along with a more streamlined profile, the Lightning’s cargo box is identical to an ICE F-150, complete with tailgate access steps and a jobsite ruler. The 2016 ICE F-150 reportedly had about.

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President Joe Biden’s Tesla-void EV speech gave Ford too much credit [Opinion]

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That’s not going to help the American economy, nor will it supply U.S. President Biden mentioned during the speech that the United States was falling behind China in terms of EV tech and battery cell efficiency. Tesla is the benchmark for all three of these subcategories: overall EV performance, EV battery tech, and employment.

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Tesla requests tariff waiver for graphite amid rising demand for EV batteries

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Tesla recently filed three public comments to support the idea of waivers for tariffs on graphite, a key component for its electric vehicles’ lithium-ion batteries. The ongoing supply chain issues have placed a large amount of pressure on automakers, especially when it comes to costs. For example, exclusions will benefit an $11.4B

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