Ford Motor Co. announced major new steps towards electrification Monday. The Dearborne, Michigan-based automaker announced September 27 it would spend $5.6 billion on a new "mega campus" in western Tennessee for manufacturing electric cars. At the same time, the company said it and its partner SK Innovation would build a pair of battery factories in central Kentucky for $5.8 billion to supply batteries for future Ford EVs. Dubbed "Blue Oval City," the Tennessee campus will cover almost 6 square miles and include vehicle and battery assembly as well as a supplier park, Ford said. It will hire approximately 6,000 new workers and assemble electric trucks like Ford's electric F-150. In addition to being vertically integrated, Ford says the new factory will minimize its own carbon footprint and feature "cloud-connected technologies" to help quality and productivity. It will include an on-site wastewater treatment plant and use zero waste-to-landfill processes.