Ford pivots its Kentucky battery plant from EVs to AI data centre storage in a $2 billion bet (opens in new tab)

Ford has launched Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary that will manufacture large-scale battery energy storage systems for utilities, data centres, and industrial customers. The company has committed roughly $2 billion to the operation, which repurposes a Kentucky plant originally built for electric vehicle batteries. The subsidiary is led by Lisa Drake, who reports directly to Ford […] at The Next Web