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Groover
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Mar 16, 2021

Another Tesla competitor in question

Now it is Lordstown Motors.

Among other allegations is this one:
"Burns confirmed LMC paid consultants to generate preorders, understood to be nonbinding as a way to assess market demand. He denied misrepresenting those as firm orders, though he told Yahoo Finance in January that LMC had "presold 100,000 electric pickup trucks." Burns described the reservations as "very serious orders" when pressed by CNBC's Jim Cramer."

Hindenburg vs Lordstown Motors

Startups are difficult.
  • Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
    Groover wrote:
    Now it is Lordstown Motors.

    Startups are difficult.


    Specially if starting it with fraud.

    One, forgot who, showed unpowered their vehicle going downhill mis-representing it as a test and proof of concept.


    That was Nikola. Kinda funny actually. Their footage of their semi in motion was a glider going downhill. Lol. :). I think one of the big two had some kind of stake in them. Maybe ford?
  • I would be careful throwing stones from a glass house, or throwing steel balls at the window.
  • Groover wrote:
    Now it is Lordstown Motors.

    Startups are difficult.


    Specially if starting it with fraud.

    One, forgot who, showed unpowered their vehicle going downhill mis-representing it as a test and proof of concept.
  • :S

    Sweet! Another EV thread!
    I wonder if they talk about campers all day on the EV forums??
    Lol