ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions							1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2022 USD ($) shares	Nov. 07, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2022 USD ($)	May 11, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2021 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) person item $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Research and development expenses									$ 19,839	$ 56,890	$ 92,213	$ 225,246
Reimbursement expense											18,400
Proceeds from stock issuance											$ 1,853	3,822
Common stock, par value | $ / shares									$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Issuance of common stock, value										2,724	$ 1,853	3,822
Warrant and other non-current liabilities									$ 2,495		2,495		$ 1,578
Cash and cash equivalents									154,232		154,232		244,016
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments									203,500		203,500
Accumulated deficit									725,213		725,213		544,809
Net loss									154,430	95,806	$ 180,404	329,217
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern, within One Year [true false]											true
Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Research and development expenses											$ 18,400	18,400
Foxconn | Foxconn Joint Venture
Business Acquisition
Capital Commitment Contributions				$ 100,000	$ 100,000					100,000		100,000
Percentage of ownership in joint venture				55.00%
Period of restriction to transfer interest in joint venture											3 years
Number of persons in management board. | person											5
Number of members that can be appointed to board | item											3
Joint Venture, Direct Capital Commitment Contributions				$ 55,000
Joint Venture, Initial Investment for Capital Commitment			$ 16,500
Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn | Foxconn Joint Venture
Business Acquisition
Amount of capital commitment contributions from joint venture for funding notes payable				$ 45,000	$ 45,000					$ 45,000		45,000
Percentage of ownership in joint venture			45.00%	45.00%	45.00%
Number of members that can be appointed to board | item											2
Initial advance			$ 13,500								$ 13,500
Contract Manufacturing Agreement | Lordstown EV Corporation
Business Acquisition
Initial term				18 months
Notice period				12 months
Minimum
Business Acquisition
Target minimum liquidity									75,000		$ 75,000
Minimum | Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn | Foxconn Joint Venture
Business Acquisition
Number of members must consent for certain major decisions | item											1
Members consent for major decisions, threshold ownership percent											30.00%
Maximum
Business Acquisition
Target minimum liquidity									$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Equity Funding Agreement With Y A
Business Acquisition
Proceeds from stock issuance											$ 40,400	$ 20,000
Common stock issued (in shares) | shares						0.4					17.5	3.9
Issuance of common stock, value						$ 400,000					$ 40,400	$ 20,000
Exchange cap (in shares) | shares						35.1					35.1
Equity Funding Agreement With Y A | Minimum
Business Acquisition
Shares issued price per share | $ / shares									$ 7.48		$ 7.48
Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Purchase price for sale of assets				$ 230,000
Research and development expenses													$ 7,700
Down payments received															$ 200,000
Proceeds from sale of assets											$ 100,000
Balance of purchase price									$ 30,000		30,000
Reimbursement payment receivable on closing									27,500		27,500
Reimbursable operating expenses receivable									18,400		18,400			$ 17,500
Reimbursable expansion cost receivable									10,000		10,000
Reimbursable expansion cost receivable attributable to assets sold at closing									7,500		7,500
Reimbursable expansion cost receivable attributable to prepayment of open purchase orders receivable									2,500		2,500
Proceeds from stock issuance							$ 50,000
Common stock issued (in shares) | shares							7.2
Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn | Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Principal amount									$ 45,000		45,000
Initial advance											$ 13,500
Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn | Joint Venture Agreement | Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Paid in kind interest rate									7.00%		7.00%
Scenario, Plan
Business Acquisition
Warrants to purchase common stock | shares									1.7		1.7
Warrant exercise price | $ / shares									$ 10.50		$ 10.50
Scenario, Plan | Equity Funding Agreement With Y A
Business Acquisition
Common stock issued (in shares) | shares											8.0
Issuance of common stock, value						$ 400,000					$ 309,100
Forecast | Investment agreement | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Proceeds from stock issuance								$ 52,700
Payments for general corporate purposes								22,700
Restricted Cash								$ 30,000
Subsequent event | Open Market Sales Agreement | Maximum | Jefferies LLC
Business Acquisition
Number of shares to be issued | shares	50.2
Subsequent event | Investment agreement | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Aggregate value of shares for issuance	$ 100,000
Notes Guaranty and Security Agreements | Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Amount outstanding									$ 45,000		45,000
Principal amount									$ 45,000		$ 45,000
Class A common stock | Equity Funding Agreement With Y A
Business Acquisition
Common stock issued (in shares) | shares											27.1
Class A common stock | Subsequent event | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Issuance of common stock, value		$ 70,000