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One year ago, former Vice President Mike Pence rode in a new electric pickup from Lordstown Motors and proclaimed it was a new day for the Mahoning Valley. Ohio officials hailed the company as a savior for the region after General Motors shut down its Chevrolet Cruze operation and took thousands of union jobs with it. The promise was a bold one: Lordstown would manufacture trucks that get the electric power equivalent of 75 miles per gallon of gas. Now, the plant s future is in question as Lordstown faces multiple investigations and allegations that executives mislead investors about vehicle pre-orders. The politicians who cheered the deal want answers but some contend there were warning signs from the beginning.

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