FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hughes Duane
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Workhorse Group Inc. [WKHS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC., 100 COMMERCE DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President/COO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOVELAND, OH 45140		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (1) 08/03/2015(1) 08/03/2020 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 20,000 $ 1.75 D  
Stock Options (2) 02/03/2016(2) 02/03/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 20,000 $ 4.99 D  
Stock Options (3) 08/16/2016(3) 08/16/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 22,000 $ 7.21 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hughes Duane
C/O WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
100 COMMERCE DRIVE
LOVELAND, OH 45140		       President/COO  

Signatures

/s/ Duane Hughes 12/22/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 5,000 of the options vested on August 3, 2015 and 5,000 shall vest every six (6) months thereafter.
(2) 5,000 of the options vested on February 2, 2016 and 5,000 shall vest every six (6) months thereafter.
(3) 5,500 of the options vested on August 16, 2016 and an additional 5,500 will vest every six months thereafter.

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