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Ford pivots its Kentucky battery plant from EVs to AI data centre storage in a $2 billion bet
TL;DR Ford has launched Ford Energy, a $2 billion subsidiary that will manufacture grid-scale battery storage systems for data centres and utilities using CATL-licensed LFP technology at a repurposed Kentucky plant. It has already signed a five-year deal with EDF Power Solutions for up to 20 GWh. Ford has