Despite layoffs at BlueOval SK as Ford Motor Co. repurposes the facility, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state will still be EV hub.

Ford announced a series of moves in its EV business, pivoting to a hybrid and extended range EV (EREV) strategy instead of full EVs, and will take a whopping $19.5 billion in charges related to the move.

Ford will turn the BlueOval SK factory in Glendale into a battery-storage business for customers such as utilities, wind and solar developers, and massive data centers.

US-based Factorial Energy and South Korea’s POSCO FUTURE M are teaming up on all-solid-state batteries, the “holy grail” of

Retailers could be missing out on additional EV sales by not providing battery health information in listings, according to new data from Autotrader.

Kentucky Sen. Matt Deneen (R-Elizabethtown) said Ford reaffirmed to add around 2,100 jobs to the plant replacing the jobs that are lost. READ THE FULL STORY:Ford to repurpose Hardin County EV battery plant, around 1,600 workers impacted

Stellantis' patent for an on-board fire suppressant system for EVs has just been granted, and it could make electrified vehicles even safer.

From sodium-ion to the EV slowdown, the battery industry saw breakthroughs, setbacks and everything in between in 2025.