VP Mike Pence visiting Lordstown for unveiling of new electric Endurance truck

WOIO ^ | 6/25/2020 | John Deike and Rachel Vadaj

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VP Mike Pence visiting Lordstown for unveiling of new electric Endurance truck Lordstown Motors Corp. purchased the plant from GM in November 2019, after the auto giant decided to scale back its production of the Chevy Cruze VP Mike Pence visiting Lordstown for unveiling of new electric Endurance truck The Lordstown Motors Endurance electric truck will be priced just north of $50,000. (Source: Lordstown Motors Facebook page)

By John Deike and Rachel Vadaj | June 25, 2020 at 4:36 AM EDT - Updated June 25 at 4:36 AM LORDSTOWN, Ohio (WOIO) - Vice President Mike Pence will visit the Youngstown area on Thursday to attend the unveiling of Lordstown Motors’ new Endurance electric pickup truck.

Pence, now on the campaign trail with November quickly approaching, is expected to deliver remarks, and afterward, meet with law enforcement and community leaders.

The closing of the longstanding GM plant, and its 1,400-plus layoffs, drew ire from both sides of the aisle with President Donald Trump and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) each criticizing the closure and calling for new jobs in the small Ohio auto town.

The unveiling will begin at noon., and will also include a speech from Cleveland businessman and Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and other government officials will also be in attendance.

Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted toured the plant on Wednesday.

[ Ohio Gov. DeWine tours Lordstown Motors electric vehicle production plant ]

Businesses in Westlake and Cleveland have pledged to buy more than 1,200 Endurance trucks, which cost $52,000 apiece.

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Vice President Mike Pence will visit the Youngstown area on Thursday to attend the unveiling of Lordstown Motors’ new Endurance electric pickup truck.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Hope it isn’t a white truck.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Electric pickup truck?

As if Youngstown needed one more joke at it’s expense.

[ecomcon]

250 mile range is pretty good. Says it will tow 7k lbs. I like the idea of in-hub motors drive. Styling is weak.

[DivineMomentsOfTruth]

That is one badass looking truck, lol.

[Crucial]

Believe it or not we are running out of oil. The shale boom helped us but that’s about over. We need more nuclear plants, preferably thorium. I dont see any othet real alternative. This civilization is at risk of coming to a grinding stop.

[mad_as_he$$]

The US has 43 billion barrels of proven reserves. Sorry but oil is not running out and the shale boom is far from over..

[mad_as_he$$]

The US has 43 billion barrels of proven reserves. Sorry but oil is not running out and the shale boom is far from over..

[mylife]

It’s gonna save the Valley!

[mylife]

I'm still waiting for my jet car..

[Buckeye McFrog]

It’s gonna save the Valley!

I used to live just outside of Flint, Michigan. For years Flint and Youngstown have had this back-and-forth going over who can come up with the more ridiculous "it's gonna save us" meme. Remember the guy from the Michael Moore movie with the lint rollers?

[central_va]

Does it have a gun rack?

[mylife]

Never saw Roger and Me.

[central_va]

priced just north of $50,000.

Life keeps getting ridiculously expensive and wages are flat due to 30 years of unbridled immigration. This will not end well.

[mylife]

I think they are low-balling the price.

[mylife]

I think they are low-balling the price.

[central_va]

This is a pickup

[Buckeye McFrog]

Never saw Roger and Me.

I was living there when it came out and I'd never heard of Moore, so I saw it out of curiosity. It had it's entertaining moments. Perhaps the worst was Flint native Bob Eubanks telling a joke on camera that was at once rude, crude and anti-Semitic.

[Fresh Wind]

That is one badass looking truck, lol.

Sure is, and compare that with the Tesla atrocity that looks like a back yard pop rivet special!

[mylife]

lamentable color