Lordstown ships first batch of Endurance electrical vehicles

Lordstown this week introduced the primary of its Endurance pickup vehicles have been shipped out for buyer supply.

The Endurance is a full-size electrical pickup with in-wheel hub motors. It was first proven in 2020, and buyer deliveries have been lastly capable of begin following the latest completion of the homologation course of, which incorporates certification from each the EPA and CARB.

The EPA is but to publish a variety determine however Lordstown estimates it at 193 miles. The battery is a 109-kwh unit and peak output is 550 hp, or sufficient for 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.3 seconds, and a high velocity of 118 mph. The truck may also haul a most payload of 1,050 kilos, and tow a most of 8,000 kilos.

Most of these numbers are outmatched by the rival Ford F-150 Lightning, which can also be cheaper with its $53,679 beginning value. The Endurance is priced from $65,000, and Lordstown presents an 8-year/100,000-mile guarantee on the battery and in-wheel motors. The truck will get a 3-year/36,000-mile guarantee.

The Endurance is constructed at a plant in Lordstown, Ohio, owned and operated by Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract producer well-known for constructing iPhones for Apple. Foxconn acquired the previous GM plant from Lordstown late final yr, after Lordstown suffered a money crunch. Lordstown initially acquired the plant from GM in 2019.

An preliminary batch of 500 Endurance vehicles shall be constructed for supply to fleet prospects. Lordstown stated it’s going to work with Foxconn to slowly ramp up manufacturing as provide chain constraints are resolved.

The Endurance is not the one automobile Foxconn plans to construct on the Ohio plant. The corporate, which has its personal EV model Foxtron, will even construct autos for EV startups Fisker and Indi on the plant.

Lordstown and Foxconn additionally plan to pursue a three way partnership settlement to co-develop future business autos on a Foxconn-developed modular EV platform.