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Ford Energy plans to deploy at least 20 GWh annually, with first customer deliveries planned for late 2027 (www.fromtheroad.ford.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Delta_V@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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...Ford Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. We will provide United States-assembled battery energy storage systems (BESS) for utilities, data centers and large industrial and commercial customers in the United States...

Our flagship product – the Ford Energy DC block – is a standardized 20-foot containerized battery energy storage system designed around 512 Ah LFP prismatic cells. We offer two configurations: the FE-250 (two-hour system) and the FE-450 (a four-hour system). Both integrate advanced LFP prismatic battery technology, liquid-cooled thermal management and battery management system.

...We are repurposing existing U. S. battery manufacturing capacity in Glendale, Kentucky...

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This plant was supposed to make EV batteries. Then Trump got re-elected.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Completely frustrated when millions of people had numerous reasons to vote against him, but simply didn't.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

but hey, at least he totally fixed the middle east and egg prices, right?

[+] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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[–] pingu@piefed.europe.pub 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It can still be a game changer. In making people see that pickup trucks are ridiculous vehicles. Especially in countries that aren't USA and thus do not have tax/insurance benefits for pickups.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Technology isn't there yet and frankly the overlap between people who want to drive supersized pickup trucks and the people who want to drive electric vehicles is so small you'd think the sliver is just the margin of error.

[–] _g_be@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well if you limit your samples to people who "want" to drive these large trucks. There's some room to make inroads in the Fleet vehicle market, not unlike the way delivery trucks from Amazon and USPS are going electric

[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Its disappointing, but not surprising. US battery tech and charging infrastructure isn't advanced enough yet to support EV pickups or SUVs. Its just barely adequate for small, aerodynamic sedans that are not towing/hauling anything. An EV pickup needs a deeper battery and a charging station capable of refilling it on a timescale competitive with the ~5 minutes it takes to refill a tank of gas for several hundred miles range.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Let's be real, the vast majority of pickup owners aren't long hauling or towing anything. Just like the vast majority of SUV owners aren't offroading. It's an identity they've been fed by auto manufacturers to sell them bigger, more profitable vehicles.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

… and a charging station capable of refilling it on a timescale competitive with the ~5 minutes it takes to refill a tank of gas for several hundred miles range.

You could argue that about ANY EV yet they’re still selling even though the charge times aren’t on par with gas fill up times. ESPECIALLY with gas/diesel prices going up in the US.

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Go watch the Aging Wheels Silverado EV road trip video. Charging infrastructure is fine, and even when the truck itself broke and wouldn't charge at the proper speed it was still fine.

EVs aren't being adopted because the fast charging infrastructure is lacking. Improvements can be made, sure, but that's not the reason. 95%+ of people do not need fast charging.

When (slow, 120 or 240V) charging is more available to people without garages/driveways (read: at apartments and in workplace parking lots) you'll see EV adoption in the US ramp up substantially: new car buyers will opt for the thing that's less likely to suddenly cost double-per-mile next week, and used car buyers will have an increasing supply of 3-10 year old EVs to choose from.