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Long-Term Debt (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Long-Term Debt/ Subscription Agreements [Abstract]  
Schedule of long-term debt
   June 30,
2015		  December 31, 2014 
 Secured debenture payable to Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC, due March 2016 plus interest at 10%.  The debenture is secured by the real estate and related assets of the plant located in Union City, Indiana with a net book value of $3,805,015 at June 30, 2015  2,722,500   2,475,000 
          
 Note payable, Bank due in monthly installments of $635 including interest at 5.04% with the final payment due August 2015.  The note is secured by equipment with a net book value of $1,121 at June 30, 2015  2,780   4,711 
          
 Note payable, vendor due in monthly installments of $439 including interest at 8.00% with the final payment due December 2014.  The was paid on December 31, 2014  -   334 
          
 Note payable to the City of Loveland, due in annual installments of $10,241 including interest with the final payment due October 2016.  Interest rate amended to 8.00%.  The note is unsecured and contains restrictions on the use of proceeds.  50,000   50,000 
    2,775,280   2,530,045 
 Less current portion  2,765,280   35,904 
 Long term debt  10,000   2,494,141 
Schedule of aggregate maturities of long-term debt
 
 2015   2,765,280 
 2016   100 
     2,775,280