The Lordstown Motor Company Endurance electric fleet pickup made its official debut during an online live stream held earlier today.
While Lordstown Motors had previously released photos of the Endurance to media, the emissions-free pickup had yet to make its official debut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns appeared to introduce the truck during today’s live stream, with Vice President Mike Pence also giving a presentation after driving the truck up on stage.
The Endurance will feature four in-wheel hub motors that will provide a maximum output of 600 horsepower and 2,000 pound-feet of torque. The company has not said how big its in-house lithium-ion battery pack will be, but says the truck will be able to travel more than 250 miles on a single charge. It will enable both Level 2 and Level 3 charging, with the former filling the battery in 10 hours and the latter in around 1.5 hours. The truck will have a maximum towing capacity of 7,500 lbs and will be electronically limited to 80 mph.
Additionally, the Endurance aims to make life easier for fleet customers thanks to its offboard, 120V power supply, which can be used to power electric tools, flood lights and other accessories.
The truck, which will only be available as a crew cab from launch and will seat up to five people, will start at $52,500 before government incentives.
Lordstown Motors has not published photos of the fleet pickup’s interior, but a design sketch released this week shows a simple and straight forward dash layout with a widescreen display that serves as both the instrument cluster and center infotainment screen. The sketch shows a four-spoke steering wheel similar to the one used in current General Motors trucks, a wide center console and physical knobs for the HVAC and/or audio controls.
The Endurance will be built at the former Lordstown Assembly plant, which the start-up company purchased from GM last year for an undisclosed sum. Production is expected to start in late 2020 or early 2021, with the deliveries expected to commence early next year. The company said it already has a full year’s worth of orders on the books, which is believed to be equivalent to around 20,000 units.
The Lordstown Endurance won’t be a rival for pickup trucks like the GMC Hummer EV and Tesla Cybertruck, as it was engineering primarily for fleet use.
Watch the full replay of the Lordstown Endurance debut event embedded below.
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Comments
My Man Pence! I Think these EV pick-up trucks would do great over here in Europe.
The dashboard is from the Ford F-150… I’m assuming this is not a clean sheet product??
Isn’t the exterior basically a reskinned Silverado?
DOA!
So 250 miles bare, what happens when you add the 7500lbs or any weight in general?
Does GM own a stake in Lordstown?
1985 Chevy El Camino rear bumper and tail lights. Lol.
600 horse power…that would be great if the Space Shuttle returns and they need a vehicle to pull it out to the launch pad.
Dude,
The taillights on the 1985 El Camino are IN the bumper. They are incandescent bulbs. The Endurance has LEDs. On the Endurance those are assist steps in the bumpers, typical of the GM pickups.. The taillights on the Endurance appear to be in the tailgate and the rear quarter. There is only so much you can do with the taillights on a pickup with a square rear end.