Gas and diesel prices are causing many a fleet operator to take another look at the EV options available. With impeccable timing, Workhorse Group, a North American manufacturer of electric trucks, step vans, shuttles and buses, has announced a limited-time pricing promotion on its W56 electric step van lineup. Effective April 1 through September 30,… Read more »
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Purolator orders 100 electric step vans from Workhorse
Electric truck OEM Workhorse Group has received a purchase order for 100 battery-electric step vans from Purolator, a Canadian integrated freight, package and logistics solutions provider. This new order will double the number of Workhorse electric step vans in Purolator’s fleet, including the company’s prior purchases from Motiv, which merged with Workhorse in late 2025…. Read more »
Workhorse drops lawsuit against USPS over vehicle contract
It’s a sad song, but, like the Beatles’ Jude, EV manufacturer Workhorse Group is trying to make it a little better. The company has voluntarily withdrawn a lawsuit that it filed against the US Postal Service, after the agency passed Workhorse over for a multibillion-dollar contract to produce the next generation of mail delivery vehicles…. Read more »
Coulomb Solutions to supply CATL battery systems for Workhorse commercial EVs
Commercial EV maker Workhorse has entered into a supply agreement with Coulomb Solutions (CSI), a distributor for Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) batteries, to provide battery systems for Workhorse’s electric delivery vehicles. The CATL battery systems supplied by CSI will power Workhorse’s composite C-650 and C-1000 delivery vans starting in the second quarter of this year. CSI… Read more »
Is Workhorse still in the game? Lawmakers investigate Oshkosh trades, introduce bill to fund US Postal Service electrification
EV advocates (and investors in WKHS stock) were shocked and disappointed by the US Postal Service’s recent decision to award a 10-year contract to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to manufacture a new generation of postal delivery vehicles. The Workhorse Group, which specializes in EVs designed for last-mile delivery, and counts UPS and FedEx Express among its… Read more »
Oshkosh beats Workhorse for USPS contract, new vehicles may use fossil fuel powertrains
After deliberating about a long-overdue modernization of its vehicle fleet for nearly a decade, the US Postal Service has awarded a 10-year contract to Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to manufacture a new generation of postal delivery vehicles. Under the contract’s initial $482-million investment, Oshkosh will finalize the production design of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV),… Read more »
Workhorse receives order for 500 electric delivery trucks
Pritchard Companies, a commercial vehicle distributor that sells over 30,000 units annually to customers across all 50 states, has ordered 500 all-electric C-1000 delivery vehicles from electric truck maker Workhorse Group. (NASDAQ: WKHS). The vehicles will be distributed through Pritchard’s dealership locations across the country. Inventory financing will be provided by Workhorse’s financial partner Hitachi… Read more »
Ford says electric F-150 will be “a workhorse,” will begin production in mid-2022
Many believe the tipping point for EVs in the US will occur when a selection of electric pickup trucks hits the market. Now Ford, the prime purveyor of pickups, has announced that it is moving ahead with its plans to produce an electric version of the F-150, the nation’s bestselling vehicle. The Detroit Free Press… Read more »
Workhorse C-Series electric delivery trucks earn EPA Certificate of Conformity
Electric truck maker Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) has been around for a while—Charged wrote about the company’s plug-in pickup back in 2017—and it continues to make steady progress. Now the company has announced that its new C-Series electric delivery trucks have each received an EPA Certificate of Conformity, confirming that the new vehicles conform to… Read more »
GM finalizes sale of Lordstown plant to Workhorse-affiliated EV builder
Well, what do you know! It appears the historic Lordstown deal is going to happen after all. Lordstown Motors (LMC) has formally announced its acquisition of the former GM manufacturing complex in Lordstown, Ohio. LMC, a spin-off of Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), plans to begin production of an electric pickup at the Lordstown plant starting… Read more »