Tesla, Schmesla: Let's Talk About Workhorse Electric Trucks

The article highlights Workhorse, a lesser-known US electric vehicle manufacturer, which has quietly achieved over 20 million miles driven across its medium-duty electric trucks, vans, shuttles, buses, and refrigerated vehicles. Unlike the high-profile Tesla Semi and Cybertruck, Workhorse has focused on practical fleet vehicles, serving clients such as Purolator, FedEx independent service providers, and various public utilities. Since its debut in 2017 with the W-15 electric truck, Workhorse has steadily grown its presence, currently operating more than 1,100 medium-duty EVs primarily from its Indiana factory. This extensive real-world data collection supports the company’s ongoing development and scaling efforts. Workhorse is now advancing its 7th generation electric vehicle platform, designed as a modular, software-defined system that allows for flexible configurations and future technological upgrades, including autonomous driving capabilities. This approach aims to reduce engineering complexity while enhancing total cost of ownership (TCO) advantages over traditional gasoline and diesel trucks.