The dark (work) horse electric truck

[ztirffritz]

With all the talk about the the Tesla truck, and Rivian, and the Electric F150 prototype, I think many have overlooked a quiet contender...Lordstown Motors has purchased the former Chevy Volt/Cruze factory in Lordstown OH. They have signed an open IP agreement with Workhorse corporation to share design and IP materials to allow Lordstown to quickly take the EV truck that Workhorse was working on and produce it in the new factory. The drivetrain has already been proven with millions of miles driven by UPS delivery vehicles. It was originally a heavy duty hybrid drivetrain similar to the Chevy Volt drivetrain, but they've removed the ICE from the design and just made it an EV. They already have designs and tooling to make the truck and are targeting fleet sales, but they've opened it to individual sales as well. A $1000 deposit secures a place in line.

https://shop.lordstownmotors.com/

[Speedy]

And it has mirrors!

ztirffritz wrote:
https://shop.lordstownmotors.com/

[Ombligo]

Too bad Musk didn't just buy that. That design merged with Tesla technology and marketing would have been the real deal.

[Dennis S]

Someone needs to utilize the opinions of the people who use the trucks - tradesmen and truck drivers. They would have said right off the bat regarding the Tesla: Hey, what about a place for our toolbox?

[cbelt3]

The lordstown area can certainly use the work after they closed the plant. Huge facility. I wonder how much equipment they left in the plant. The body line was incredible.

[ztirffritz]

Dennis S wrote:
Someone needs to utilize the opinions of the people who use the trucks - tradesmen and truck drivers. They would have said right off the bat regarding the Tesla: Hey, what about a place for our toolbox?

The frunk can be used as the tool box. No need to haul around an extra box. There's also lockable storage in the 'sails'. But generally, I get what you're saying. This isn't really a drop-in replacement for a typical truck. Some things it does way better. Other things it doesn't do at all, but it was also never intended to be a drop in replacement. If that was the intention, it would have looked like a conventional design.

[Carnos Jax]

True Dennis, this is aimed (I think) at the vast majority of truck buyers....who don’t use their truck as a ‘work’ truck.

[RAMd®d]

I'm not a truck guy, but that would be a very nice looking truck.

[macphanatic]

ztirffritz wrote:
With all the talk about the the Tesla truck, and Rivian, and the Electric F150 prototype, I think many have overlooked a quiet contender...Lordstown Motors has purchased the former Chevy Volt/Cruze factory in Lordstown OH. They have signed an open IP agreement with Workhorse corporation to share design and IP materials to allow Lordstown to quickly take the EV truck that Workhorse was working on and produce it in the new factory. The drivetrain has already been proven with millions of miles driven by UPS delivery vehicles. It was originally a heavy duty hybrid drivetrain similar to the Chevy Volt drivetrain, but they've removed the ICE from the design and just made it an EV. They already have designs and tooling to make the truck and are targeting fleet sales, but they've opened it to individual sales as well. A $1000 deposit secures a place in line.

https://shop.lordstownmotors.com/

Based upon the rear door size, it appears to be a supercab and not a crew cab. Most pick-up buyers now want a true rear seat not a shallow depth seat with limited leg room. If they offer a true crew cab at a decent price, they may do very well.