After years of opposition and multiple court battles, Ford Motor Co.’s massive BlueOval Battery Park in Marshall is finally set to begin production this summer.
The Michigan Court of Appeals’ recent dismissal of a lawsuit against the project is one of four must-read stories to start your Friday, Feb. 27.
Ford to begin production at massive Michigan battery plant this summer
The state appellate court on Wednesday tossed a citizen opposition group’s legal challenge over the rezoning of the land where Ford’s mile-long BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is being built in Marshall.
That means the new Ford plant can move forward with production as planned this summer. Once open, the $3 billion factory will produce lithium iron phosphate batteries by licensing technology from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s largest battery manufacturer…