GLENDALE, KY. — Ford Motor Company and EV battery developer SK On have broken ground at BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Ky.
The firms’ joint venture, BlueOval SK, is investing $5.8 billion at the site to produce batteries for future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles, slated to start production in 2025, stated 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 centre is the only co-branded learning facility within the Kentucky Community College System and represents a $25 million investment by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
To date, crews have moved 4.3 million cubic yards of soil, laid 283,000 tons of stone and poured 66,000 cubic yards of concrete.
They have also installed 3,300 tons of rebar ties to reinforce the concrete and 1,300 deep foundations and erected 7,900 tons of structural steel.
“BlueOval SK Battery Park will be at the core of the electrification of the North American auto market,” said Jee Dong-seob, SK On president, in a statement. “We expect SK On and Ford’s leadership in the global electric vehicle market to be solidified through BlueOval SK.”
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