Lordstown Motors Corp. CEO Steve Burns, with a little help from Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, unveiled the 2021 Endurance all-electric pickup truck in Lordstown, Ohio this week.
The truck is the first product from the company, which announced their intent in 2019 to build 20,000 trucks in 2021. During the launch event, Lordstown Motors announced that they have received preorders and letters of intent that fulfill that goal. Those letters of intent are from Goodyear, AutoFlexFleet, the City of Bowling Green, the City of Warren, the City of Kent, Clean Fuels Ohio, Duke Energy, FirstEnergy, GridX, Holman Enterprises and ARI, Innervations, Lewis Energy, Lordstown Township, Momentum, ProLeasing Services, ServPro, SmartCone, Southgate Leasing Services, Summit County, OH, Summit Petroleum, Turner Mining Group, U-Go Stations, United States Infrastructure Company, and Valor Holdings, among others.
The model features four motors, one in each wheel.Photo courtesy of Lordstown Motors
“Endurance isn’t just the first all-electric pickup truck in America—it’s a virtue the people of the Mahoning Valley have shown time and time again. For more than 50 years, this historic building was used to make literally millions of cars that were driven all around the world—from the ’66 Impala to the Cavalier to the Cruze,” said Vice President Pence in his speech, after taking the inaugural ride in the Endurance as it made its way to the stage.
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“When I was governor next door in the state of Indiana, I used to say, ‘in the Heartland we do two things well: we make things and we grow things.’ Manufacturing workers like you are the backbone of this economy, and the Valley has some of the best in the world.”
It was also announced that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Lordstown Motors have entered into a strategic partnership which sees the two Ohio-based companies collaborating on tires and service, as well as future intelligence opportunities.
The Endurance is the first truck coming to market from the company.Photo courtesy of Lordstown Motors
The Lordstown Endurance runs only on electric power. It has a in-wheel drive system that utilizes four hub motors that work independently and cooperatively. Lordstown says that the company’s motors are 95 percent efficient and deliver a 75MPGe rating.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, which effected the company’s ability to re-tool the plant and product delays from suppliers, delivery of the first trucks has been delayed to late summer 2020.
The Endurance will cost $52,500 before tax credits. Pre-orders can be placed now on the company’s website for a $100 deposit.
