Blue Oval and Ford, which are building two electric vehicle battery plants in Hardin County, Kentucky, say they will delay the opening of their second plant.

The first plant will open as scheduled in 2025, but the second plant will not open in 2026 as planned.

Each plant is expected to mean about 2500 jobs.

Blue Oval put out a statement about the decision.

Quote, Demand for electric vehicles continues to increase in the U.S., but not at levels anticipated to meet demand and ensure our success.

Blue Oval Ask Battery Park in Kentucky will postpone production at its second plant known as Kentucky two.

Will continue building Kentucky, too, to ensure the construction site is safe.

Our ultimate goals have not changed, but the time to reach those goals has been revised.

This change will not impact our Kentucky won plant and quote Governor Andy Beshear spoke about Blue Oval's decision.

My understanding is the second battery plant, which isn't scheduled to open until 2026.

Ford is looking at the operational schedule of that plant and looking to be at least a little bit flexible depending on the demand for EVs in the market.

But folks, it is happening.

Ford is fully committed to it.

And with the project that plant not opening until 2026, I am very confident that we will move forward.

So don't let the politics cloud the facts.

Economic development is not partizan.

This is our game changing investment, folks.

It is still on and it's bringing in so many other employers, so many other jobs.

It is the governor political opponent, Republican attorney general daniel Cameron posted this on social media.

Quote, We are becoming the battery capital of the world.

We're becoming the failed promises, capital of the world.

Another Beshear promise is unraveling and quote.