Lordstown Motors will be unveiling its all-electric pickup truck called Endurance in Lordstown, Ohio, USA on June 25, 2020. In the meantime, the company invites us to throw a glance at some sketches showing the interior of the car.
The pics contradict each other in places, but some common features can be discerned nonetheless. For one, the digital dashboard and the infotainment screen are combined into a single unit, pretty much like Mercedes did with its MBUX system. California-based company Hydra Design Labs is responsible for this and the rest of the design features found in the car. Despite coming across a relatively new name, Hydra Design has three decades of experience in automotive design industry.
The main technological innovation the truck brings to the market comes in the form of its four motorized wheels. The quad electric motors join their efforts for 600 hp (448 kW). Despite the formidable thrust, the top speed remains inexplicably capped at 128 km/h (80 mph).
Speaking of driving range, the manufacturer used to promise “over 250 miles” (400+ km). That statement seems no longer valid, however, since all recent announcements mention “no less than 200 miles” (322+ km). Charging the battery 0-95% from an AC outlet will take 10 hours as long as a 7-kilowatt charger is used. Going for a rapid-charge DC station will reduce this time to anywhere between 30 and 90 minutes, depending on other parameters.
Lordstown Motors promises us such driver aids as road markup recognition, rear cross-traffic detection, OTA updates, automatic emergency braking, real-time online performance monitoring and troubleshooting, and more. The trucks will come equipped with 120V, 3.6kW power sockets for plugging in various appliances, a trailer hook capable of towing up to 6,000 lbs (2,722 kg), 20-inch wheels, and 24.8 kWh of power use per 100 kilometers traveled.
The cars will hit the showrooms priced starting from U.S. $45,000 (subsidies applied). The upcoming Tesla Cybertruck will cost $49,900, and the Rivian R1T $69,000 or more.
The Lordstown Endurance had been scheduled for market availability in the end of this year, but the Covid-19 shifted the launch window to January 2021.