Ford Battery Plant Using Chinese Tech Raises Alarms in Congress

Ford Motor Company's plan to create batteries for the rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) market could encounter congressional speed bumps because of the carmaker's plan to use technology created by a Chinese company with ties to the communist government. Ford executive chairman William Clay Ford Jr. announced in February that the company would spend $3.5 billion to build a new battery plant in Michigan and employ U.S. workers to promote U.S. “independence' in the EV market. “Right now, many [U.S.] automakers import most of their batteries from abroad,' Ford said at that time. “This is a slow process that makes us vulnerable to supply chain disruptions.&
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