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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 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 Textual 2)

v3.3.1.900

Stock Based Compensation (Details Textual 2) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock Based Compensation (Details Textual 2) - USD ($)	May. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	May. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Stock Based Compensation (Textual)
Amount of debt converted into 2012 Notes and 2012 Warrants
Warrant [Member] \| 2012 Notes [Member]
Stock Based Compensation (Textual)
Exercise price of warrants					$ 2.50
Warrant [Member] \| Directors and Officers [Member]
Stock Based Compensation (Textual)
Exercise price of warrants	$ 5.00	$ 5.00	$ 2.00
Term of warrant exercisable	3 years	1 year	5 years
Common stock purchase warrants	10,000	10,000
Stock based compensation
Cost of reduction in exercise price of warrants							$ 7,388
Warrant [Member] \| Directors and Officers [Member] \| 2012 Notes [Member]
Stock Based Compensation (Textual)
Amount of debt converted into 2012 Notes and 2012 Warrants				$ 389,250

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