Lordstown Endurance History

Revealed in June 2020, the Endurance was the only vehicle Lordstown Motors ever brought to production: an all-electric full-size pickup truck aimed primarily at commercial and fleet buyers. Its defining engineering feature was its drivetrain — four individual in-wheel hub motors (Slovenia's Elaphe-developed units), one at each wheel, giving full-time all-wheel drive without conventional driveshafts or differentials. The production truck was rated at about 515 hp, with an EPA-estimated range of 174 miles from a 109 kWh battery and an 8,000 lb towing capacity, priced from roughly $65,000.

The program was beset by trouble before it ever shipped. A March 2021 Hindenburg Research report accused Lordstown of overstating its Endurance pre-orders, triggering an SEC inquiry and the resignation of founder-CEO Steve Burns; the company twice warned it might not survive without new funding. Lordstown sold the former GM Lordstown Assembly plant to Foxconn in 2022, which took over manufacturing the truck under contract.

Limited production finally began on September 29, 2022, but only a few dozen Endurances were assembled and merely a handful delivered to customers before three recalls (February–April 2023) over electrical-connection and other faults forced a production pause. With Foxconn's funding commitments in dispute, Lordstown filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2023, ending the Endurance after roughly 31 trucks had been built. The company later restructured and emerged as Nu Ride Inc.