Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market NYT: Technology By:Jack Ewing 12 February 2026 at 05:03 The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners. Β© Jon Cherry for The New York TimesFordβs closed battery plant in Glendale, Ky., which it plans to revamp to produce large storage batteries.