Ford will use clean energy, mostly from solar panels, to power its operations in Southeast Michigan under an agreement with DTE Energy.
Ford says that under the agreement, by 2025 every Ford vehicle produced in Michigan will be assembled with the equivalent of 100% carbon-free electricity, 10 years earlier than the automaker’s global target.
“This unprecedented agreement is all about a greener and brighter future for Ford and for Michigan,” CEO Jim Farley says during an event at Ford’s Wayne Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI.
“Today is an example of what it looks like to lead (and) turn talk into action,” he says, noting Ford plans to ensure even vehicles with gasoline engines are made with carbon-neutral clean energy.
Farley says Ford’s purchase of clean energy is a strategic investment in Michigan through DTE’s MIGreenPower…