US aims to offer $9.2 bn loan to Ford-SK venture
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to provide a loan of up to $9.2 billion to a collaborative effort between Ford Motor and SK On
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The U.S. Department of Energy intends to provide a loan of up to $9.2 billion to a collaborative effort between Ford Motor and SK On
The U.S. Energy Department plans to lend up to $9.2 billion to Ford and South Korea's SK On to help build three battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Many Republicans in Congress have criticized the Biden administration's efforts to boost EV and battery production. Last year, the department awarded a joint venture of General Motors and LG Energy Solution $2.5 billion to help finance construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities.
The DOE on Thursday announced a conditional loan of up to $9.2 billion to a joint electric vehicle venture between Ford and Korean battery maker and SK On.
The Department of Energy announced the loan to BlueOval SK for the construction of three electric vehicle battery plants in Kentucky and Tennessee.