Yi Auto News? On July 29, Ford announced that its Global Battery Innovation Center (FORD ION PARK) was officially located in Romulus, located in the southwest suburbs of Detroit, aiming to enhance the research and development of cells and battery packs. and manufacturing capabilities to further accelerate Ford’s electrification process.
Ford plans to invest a total of US$185 million to develop, test and manufacture vehicle cells and battery packs, including an investment of US$100 million to build the Ford Global Battery Innovation Center and collaborative learning laboratory, which will be It will be launched next year. This is one of Ford's important initiatives to invest more than $30 billion in electrification by the end of 2025.
The Ford Global Battery Innovation Center and Collaborative Learning Laboratory will be based on the existing 25,000-square-meter office space and will be equipped with world-class equipment for R&D and testing of electrodes, batteries and batteries. battery pack manufacturing technology and can accommodate more than 200 employees.
In addition, the collaborative learning lab will use state-of-the-art technology to explore innovative battery manufacturing technologies, which will allow Ford to quickly scale breakthrough cell designs using new materials to power cells and battery packs. vertical integration of mass production.
The Global Battery Innovation Center is collaborating with other Ford teams, such as Ford’s new Battery Benchmarking and Testing Lab and Ford Customer Service experts, as well as key suppliers and partners, *** Explore opportunities for integration and innovation in the entire battery value chain, from battery raw material acquisition to battery recycling.
Ford Motors previously announced that it plans to invest more than US$30 billion in electrification by the end of 2025, devoting all its efforts to the development of smart electric vehicles, focusing on its advantageous areas, and starting its electrification journey from its most popular star model brands. .
In the Chinese market, Ford has announced the price of the domestic version of Mustang Mach-E, and recently announced the establishment of an electric vehicle division. It adopts an innovative sales model to directly serve users, and has already launched sales in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nine city stores have been opened in Chengdu, Qingdao, Dongguan, Chongqing, Suzhou and other places, and nearly half of the plan to open 23 city stores nationwide this year has been completed. Mustang Mach-E will be officially booked in China this fall, with deliveries scheduled to begin at the end of 2021. Ford has been actively involved in battery and electric vehicle research since its founders, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, worked together to develop electric vehicles. To date, Ford has obtained more than 2,500 U.S. patents in electrification technology, with another 4,300 patents pending.
Since 2004, Ford has sold more than 1 million hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric models, and the power batteries used in mass-produced models have also developed to the third level. Four generations. By the end of this year, Ford will begin producing electrified products in more than 15 powertrain and vehicle plants around the world.