#ev-batteries

#ev-batteries

One thing you probably shouldn't worry about? Battery degradation. Studies show that modern EV batteries can last a helluva long time without meaningful deterioration. And an increasing number of owner experiences back that up. But not all owners are Tom Moloughney, our good friend, OG EV expert and host of the State of Charge YouTube channel. Tom put his 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning through the ringer when he first got it just over three years ago.

The $5.8 billion Glendale site currently employs about 1,450 workers and could grow to 5,000 if it reaches full capacity. Its inauguration has come after reaping benefits from the Biden administration's pro-climate policies, mainly the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded BlueOval SK a record $9.3 billion loan to build three battery plants: two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. At the time, the DOE said the projects would support 5,000 construction jobs and create up to 7,500 operations jobs.