Workhorse Group, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Principles (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Investments in LMC (Details)

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Investments in LMC (Details) $ / shares in Units, vehicle in Thousands, order in Thousands, shares in Millions	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 07, 2019 vehicle order	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Private Placement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in usd per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.95
Lordstown Motors Corp \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Fair value of ownership interest \| $			$ 330,556,744	$ 12,194,800		$ 0
Ownership percentage		10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of issued and outstanding common stock	58.00%
Royalty advance on debt and equity		1.00%
Royalty on sales		1.00%
Number of vehicles sold \| vehicle		200
Commission on sales		4.00%
Existing vehicle orders \| order		6
DiamondPeak
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 10.00
DiamondPeak \| Private Placement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares	50.0
DiamondPeak \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	9.99%
Royalty advance \| $	$ 4,800,000

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