Biden To Visit Ford Electric Vehicle Center In Dearborn On May 18

DEARBORN, MI — President Joe Biden will visit Ford's Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn next week ahead of the company's unveiling of its new electric F-150 Lightning, the White House confirmed Tuesday.

Biden on May 18 will visit Ford's new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, where the company's electric F-150 will be built. Additional details weren't made available by the White House on Tuesday, but The Detroit News reported that the visit will consist of a tour and that Biden will speak at the event.

The trip would be Biden's second visit to Michigan since taking office in January. He visited Portage, Michigan, in February, where he toured the Pfizer plant and vowed that the nation "would beat" the coronavirus.

Ford's unveiling of the all-electric F-150 Lightning on May 19 at its Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn will be livestreamed online.

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