US EV startup Lordstown files for bankruptcy, sues Foxconn

Lordstown Motors, an electric vehicle startup based in the US state of Ohio, said Tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and is suing Foxconn after a protracted dispute with the Taiwanese electronics giant.

Specializing in light-duty all-electric pickups, Lordstown said it had filed litigation against Foxconn for “fraud and willful and consistent failure to live up to its commercial and financial commitments to the Company.”