Workhorse Group announced on Wednesday its W56 step van is eligible for $85,000 in base incentives per vehicle through California's Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), which reopened Tuesday for voucher request submissions.
Kingsburg Truck Sales is submitting more than 20 HVIP voucher requests this week, and with voucher allocations expected in the fourth quarter, Workhorse anticipates a growing backlog for the W56.
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"At Workhorse, our goal is simple: build electric trucks that fleets can put to work right away," says Rick Dauch, CEO of Workhorse. "With HVIP incentives, California fleets with up to 50 trucks can lower the cost of a W56 by at least $85,000 — and possibly more depending on where it's deployed. We're already seeing the W56 prove itself on real delivery routes, and these incentives help accelerate that momentum."
The W56 is available in 178-inch and 208-inch wheelbase configurations, offering 1,000 or 1,200 cubic feet of cargo capacity. It is designed, engineered and built in the U.S. at Workhorse's Union City, Ind., manufacturing facility.
