Workhorse Group, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Details)

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Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Details) - USD ($)					6 Months Ended
	Jun. 04, 2018	Sep. 14, 2017	Jun. 22, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Apr. 26, 2018
Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Textual)
Shares of common stock public offering				6,500,000
Public offering price per share				$ 3.00
Purchase of common stock, shares		3,749,996		975,000
Gross of proceeds from issuance of initial public offering				$ 22,400,000
Net of proceeds from issuance of initial public offering		$ 10,900,000		$ 20,500,000
Warrants exercise price per share		$ 3.20
Aggregate common stock in exchange for warrants	1,968,736
Deemed dividend					$ 765,179
Common stock price per share					$ 3.20
Maximum [Member]
Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Textual)
Strike price of warrants					3.80
Minimum [Member]
Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Textual)
Strike price of warrants					$ 2.62
Underwriting Agreement [Member]
Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Textual)
Shares of common stock public offering		3,749,996
Purchase of common stock, shares		2,812,497
Underwriting commitments, description		Each investor received a warrant to purchase 0.75 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.80 per share, for each share of common stock purchased.
Warrants expiration term		5 years
Cowen Agreement [Member]
Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Textual)
Value of common stock offering			$ 25,000,000
Shares issued					1,876,489
Net of proceeds from issuance of initial public offering					$ 5,800,000
Subscription Agreements [Member]
Private Placement Memorandum and Stock Offering (Textual)
Purchase of common stock, shares						531,066
Common stock purchase price						$ 1,444,500
Common stock price per share						$ 2.72

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