Lordstown Motors Shows Upcoming Electric Truck on Test Track

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Lordstown Motors, pushing ahead with plans to release its Endurance electric truck, is testing the chassis of the vehicle according to these videos. One thing you might notice is that the body of the truck looks nothing like the renderings we've seen of the upcoming Endurance. Instead, it looks like a Chevy Silverado wrapped in mule camouflage.

The automaker shared two videos in the past 24 hours of the chassis of its Endurance electric truck driving through mud, over speed bumps, and up steep grades. One of the videos is just a few seconds of the undercarriage, in which you can see the suspension and wheel driving through mud. The second is a quick-cut series of shots that we're anticipating is a preview for the series of videos the automaker announced it'll be releasing every Tuesday and Thursday until April 23.

The new automaker also announced that it's working to maintain its schedule to deliver the truck to customers in late 2020 but noted that it's dependent on partners and suppliers.

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Lordstown Endurance Unveiled with Claims It'll Be First Electric Pickup on Market

• The new EV maker Lordstown Motors officially unveiled its first vehicle, the 600-hp Endurance pickup, at a live event today at its Ohio assembly plant.
• Lordstown says the truck will have a towing capacity of 6000 pounds and will be priced starting at $52,500 before tax credits.
• The trucks will be delivered to fleet customers first, in early 2021, with other customers getting it starting in late 2021.

Lordstown Motors unveiled its Endurance light-duty electric pickup truck at the Lordstown Assembly Plant in Ohio today at a live event attended by media. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Vice President Mike Pence both appeared and gave political-campaign-style speeches. Lordstown showed the truck in full for the first time but didn’t provide any new information on the truck's engineering, although the company has promised it will be groundbreaking.

The show car was wearing off-road-friendly Wrangler tires from Goodyear, and the wheels feature orange internal elements that are likely the four in-hub motors that Lordstown says will power the truck. Hub motor systems are regular features in electric concept cars, but none of those systems has yet made it to market. Lordstown says the Endurance will have a combined 600 horsepower from four hub motors and will be able to tow 6000 pounds. The company is targeting 250 miles of range and a $52,500 price tag.

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