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	Jun. 24, 2022	May 11, 2022	Oct. 23, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 17, 2020	Apr. 07, 2020
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Proceeds from Convertible Promissory Notes					$ 37,800
Shares issued upon notes conversion			4
Proceeds from notes payable for Foxconn Joint Venture						$ 13,500	$ 38,796
Capital Commitment Contributions		$ 100,000
Foxconn \| Foxconn Joint Venture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Joint Venture, Initial Investment for Capital Commitment	$ 16,500
Percentage of ownership in joint venture		55.00%
Joint Venture, Direct Capital Commitment Contributions		$ 55,000
Foxconn \| Foxconn Joint Venture \| Lordstown EV Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of capital commitment contributions from joint venture for funding notes payable		$ 45,000
Percentage of ownership in joint venture	45.00%	45.00%
Proceeds from notes payable for Foxconn Joint Venture	$ 13,500					$ 13,500
Foxconn \| Foxconn Joint Venture \| Lordstown EV Corporation \| Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Paid in kind interest rate						7.00%
PPP Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount								$ 1,000
Loan term									2 years
Debt forgiven				$ 1,000
Interest rate stated percentage								1.00%
Notes Guaranty and Security Agreements \| Foxconn \| Lordstown EV Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount						$ 45,000