The plant will help lower EV costs while “allowing the US to finally build LFP batteries at scale and pave the way to compete globally on energy storage production,” according to Ford’s exec., Ford is planning to proceed with opening an electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, even as Republican lawmakers move to eliminate the Biden-era EV tax credits. On Monday, Ford gave reporters , Ford is moving forward with its $3 billion EV battery plant in Michigan despite political pushback and the potential loss of key U.S. tax credits that make the project financially viable., Ford could receive $35 per kilowatt-hour for each U.S.-made cell and $10 per battery pack. With 20 GWh of annual capacity, that adds up to potentially $900 million per year (offsetting almost one-third of Ford's investment)., Ford's Affordable EV Comeback Starts Here. But Not Without Controversy Ford's BlueOval Battery Park represents a comeback, both for Ford and for lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology in , .