Lordstown Motors has been listed since last year after merging with a SPAC. This spring, the company was attacked by short-seller Hindenburg Research. Unlike at Nikola Motor, for example, the short-seller's accusations at Lordstown did not result in the resignation of the CEO. According to Hindenburg, it had found out that the 100,000 pre-orders were "largely fictitious" and were primarily intended to raise capital. In addition, a prototype of the Endurance is said to have burned out completely during a first road test in January 2021 after only ten minutes. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is still investigating the allegations.