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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Stock Based Compensation (Details 1)

v3.8.0.1

Stock Based Compensation (Details 1) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details 1) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Number of Options
Number of Options, Exercised	(25,995)
Stock Options [Member] \| Consultants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options Available for Grant, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	90,303	99,303
Options Available for Grant, Granted		(9,000)
Options Available for Grant, Exercised
Options Available for Grant, Outstanding, Ending Balance	99,303	90,303
Number of Options
Number of Options, Outstanding, Beginning balance	177,461	306,773
Number of Options, Granted		9,000
Number of Options, Exercised	(5,000)	(138,312)
Number of Options, Outstanding, Ending balance	172,461	177,461
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Option
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Option, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	$ 0.49	$ 0.36
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Option, Granted		4.99
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Option, Exercised	1.50	0.34
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Option, Outstanding, Ending Balance	0.57	0.49
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Option, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	1.05	1.01
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Option, Granted		0.44
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Option, Exercised	0.83	0.81
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Option, Outstanding, Ending Balance	$ 1.11	$ 1.05
Weighted Average Remaining Exercise Term in Months
Weighted Average Remaining Exercise Term in Months, Outstanding, Beginning Balance	37 months	41 months
Weighted Average Remaining Exercise Term in Months, Granted		52 months
Weighted Average Remaining Exercise Term in Months, Outstanding, Ending Balance	32 months	37 months

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