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Ford is investing $3.5 billion to build a battery plant in Michigan, a move that will help the automaker take advantage of more federal tax credits for electric vehicles

The plant will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. but will build batteries using “knowledge” and services from the Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., or

Ford said. the world’s largest battery manufacturer, also supplies batteries to Tesla. The plant will be located on a 950-acre site in southern Michigan near the town of Marshall. It will employ 2,500 people when it opens for production in 2026, according to Ford. Congress passed the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act legislation in August to restructure how EV tax credits are allowed.

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Never, ever going to purchase.

Liberal actions create more toxic chemicals into our atmosphere than every gas vehicle in the United States. Hypocrisy.

How do these climate change pushers explain scientific FACTS that ice is also melting on the planets of Mars and Jupiter with no man made assistance or existence?

EVs are a worse product for a higher price. Not cool.

What about the people in the cobalt mines? I'm worried about their safety ans work conditions. Some are children.

Tax credits for big companies, nice cars for the rich and 2nd jobs for the working class so they can afford to buy eggs. Wonderful.

where are they getting the lithium?

Electric cars are dumb.

Ford still hasn't thanked the country for the last time we bailed them out

looks like an ev

Can be use on the Madmax the thunderstorm old movies yoow

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