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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Duke Financing Obligation (Details)

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Duke Financing Obligation (Details)			11 Months Ended
Duke Financing Obligation (Details)	Oct. 14, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2018 USD ($) cell $ / shares shares	Oct. 15, 2019 cell	Dec. 01, 2019 $ / shares
Subsequent Event
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Option, exercise price (in usd per cell) \| $ / shares				$ 2.18
Sales Agreement
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Battery cells units \| cell		615,000
Sales consideration \| $		$ 1,340,700
Sales Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Battery cells units	615,000		615,000
Arosa
Obligation with Joint and Several Liability Arrangement [Line Items]
Duke financing obligation \| $		$ 1,340,700
Stock warrants exercised (in shares) \| shares		2,000,000
Exercise price of warrants (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.25

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