President Biden is pushing for more electric vehicles as part of the solution to climate change, and a way to create jobs. One test case for this strategy: Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. It’s just across the border of Pennsylvania, and includes Youngstown, Warren and Lordstown. This region lost jobs in the steel and auto industries. But leaders there now see a future emerging in the move to electric vehicles. The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant reports about efforts to brand the region as Voltage Valley.
Voltage Valley Starts Workforce Training Efforts, Despite Troubles at Electric Truck Plant
Lordstown Motors is facing financial trouble. Still, thousands of jobs in electric vehicles and batteries are expected in the Mahoning Valley. Many will require advanced skills.
