Electric Truck Company Ohio

Electric vehicle startup rivian plans to build an electric pickup truck starting in late 2020 while ford motor co will introduce an electric f 150 truck in 2022.

Electric truck company ohio. A first look at the electric trucks that will be built by lordstown motors a newly formed company that has taken over the shuttered gm facility. It s an idea that s been explored by other automakers but rarely implemented in a production vehicle the endurance has one thing the other electric pickup trucks don t. Startup truck maker lordstown motors revealed on thursday the production version of the all electric pickup it plans to put into production at a former gm plant in ohio next summer at an event. Instead the four electric motors on the lordstown endurance will be inside the wheels.

An electric pickup truck brings new energy to lordstown ohio an old general motors plant is being retooled to make a battery powered work truck the endurance. The lordstown motors corp. It s the first commercial car to have four in wheel hub motors that allow the. Endurance electric pickup truck is displayed during an unveiling event in lordstown ohio u s on thursday june 25 2020.

Lordstown has a relation to another entry on this list workhorse who owns 10 of the company and has a licensing agreement in place. Workhorse is reportedly building 950 electric delivery vans for ups most likely in the former general motors plant it purchased in lordstown ohio in november. General motors is selling the ohio assembly plant it closed in march to a new company that plans to begin making electric trucks in late 2020. The company called lordstown motors corp.

The local community is watching. In 2009 2010 progressive insurance sponsored a rigorous nation wide competition for clean production capable vehicles. We first experimented with adding battery electric power to two seat roadsters. The company is behind the workhorse w 15 plug in electric pickup truck and it s also developing an all electric delivery van called the c 1000.