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Old 01-16-2018, 09:18 PM   #1
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Workhorse Taking a Deposits for All Electric PU

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Workhorse Group is taking a page from Tesla’s playbook.

The electric truck developer started to collect $1,000 refundable deposits from customers who want to purchase the company’s W-15 electric truck.

Tesla Inc. has used that reservations strategy to help fund development of its electric vehicles. The Palo Alto, Calif., company is currently logging $20,000 reservations for its electric semi and has lined up some high-profile customers, including UPS, PepsiCo and Walmart.

Loveland, Ohio,-based Workhorse said it has about 6,000 pre-orders from fleet operators for the W-15. The reservation fee is the first step to monetizing the vehicle and converting pre-orders into firm orders. The truck will sell for $52,000, making the potential book of business worth about $300 million.

“That hasn't really sunk in yet. That's obviously significant. All we got to do is build them. It seems so simple,” said Steve Burns, chief executive of Workhorse.
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Old 01-19-2018, 11:39 AM   #2
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It's probably not the best for an RV tow vehicle, but as a toad or daily driver...one of a kind.

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GM released news yesterday that their goal is half of their vehicle offerings will be electric by a certain date.

As a toad, charge it on campground power for free local transportation
Or, make regenerative braking part of the toad's supplimental brake system to recover that power in the toad's battery
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Thanks for the post. Just to be clear. This a hybrid.
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I don't think it is a Hybrid.
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It is a plug-in electric vehicle with a gasoline engine APU/generator (Range Extender) on-board (no mechanical connection to the wheels) like the Chevy Volt, Fisker Karma, BMW i3 REx, etc:

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The all-wheel drive W-15 is expected to have an all-electric range of 80 miles and offer 28 mpg in highway driving and 32 mpg in city driving when operating with its standard gasoline-powered range extender alone. The truck's miles per gallon equivalent rating is 75. The powertrain offers 460 horsepower and a 0-to-60 mph time of 5.5 seconds. Workhorse also plans to include a lane-departure warning system, collision-avoidance technology, automatic brakes and a 7.2-kilowatt power export port.
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