The 2023 Lordstown Endurance has acquired its official EPA score, and for these hoping for excellent news, you may be upset.
The Ohio-built EV solely scored an EPA Mixed Vary of 174 miles (280 km). Whereas on the Freeway, it solely scored a 169-mile vary or 271 km.
That’s regardless of the big 109 kWh battery pack, which the automaker hoped the EV pickup might get round 250 miles or 402 km of vary. (by way of Inside EVs)
The problem appears to be the car’s vitality consumption. The MPGe of the Endurance is a surprisingly low 48. For reference, the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning scored 68 MPGe, and the 2023 Rivian R1T scored 73 MPGe. Not solely does this make the Endurance the worst EV pickup by way of efficiency, however its 48 MPGe is the worst vitality consumption score since December 2010.
Some say it could possibly be the all-wheel drive system that Lordstown is utilizing. In distinction, others speculate that the truck might produce other electrical points.
It doesn’t matter what, the car appears to have fallen far wanting Lordstown’s expectations. For example, the 0-60 miles per hour velocity is 6.3 seconds. In distinction, Lordstown anticipated round 5.5 seconds.
You may see the whole record of specs beneath by way of Inside EV:
Whereas we nonetheless have no idea the official value, we do know that the pickup was not included within the official record of eligible EVs for the $7,500 tax credit score.