COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several state lawmakers welcomed officials from Lordstown Motors to the Statehouse Wednesday morning.
Lordstown Motors took over the former General Motors plant after GM shut down production in March 2019.
The Ohio-based startup revealed a prototype for its all-electric 'Endurance' pickup truck.
CEO Steve Burns says its first vehicle is called the Endurance to pay homage to its workers and the community.
"Initially we were attracted because of the factory, but the workforce there, the generational workforce that builds vehicles, you just can't get that everywhere," said Burns.
Burns says the truck should hit the market in September of next year. It will be priced at about $45,000 and is expected get the equivalent of 75 miles per gallon.
It is the first vehicle to utilize hub-motor technology in which the vehicle only has four moving parts with a motor on each wheel.
Lordstown Motors says the Endurance is the first all-electric pickup designed to serve the commercial fleet market. The company has received $40,000 preorders for the truck, wihch equates to $2 billion in potential revenue.