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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

Green Car Congress

Ford’s new Tennessee assembly plant is designed to be carbon-neutral with zero waste to landfill once fully operational. It’s about creating good jobs that support American families, an ultra-efficient, carbon-neutral manufacturing system, and a growing business that delivers value for communities, dealers and shareholders.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

All seats are covered in Bridge of Weir Scottish leather, which is made with a low carbon process. Built in Louisville, Kentucky, this small SUV is both the entry level and the most efficient Lincoln. Visit your local Lincoln dealer and give the Corsair Grand Touring PHEV a spin. It all works–with practice.

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

The Truth About Cars

Last week 8,700 union members walked out at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world , the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Ford said the strike at the Kentucky plant is harming tens of thousands of Americans who work for parts suppliers and Ford dealers. However, it’s not just Ford suffering from this phenomenon.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Establishing dealer network. What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" The Louisville Courier-Journal ) 10/25/06 "Plug-ins, [David Hermance] said, "have been put forward as the silver bullet solution for almost everything." Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Kwong asked.

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