** Shares of electric vehicles maker Workhorse Group
up 13% to 65 cents premarket
** FedEx issues 2024 purchase order for 15 Workhorse W56 step all-electric delivery vans
** "In joining our fleet, the electric Workhorse W56 will be part of our story as we aim to transition our global parcel pickup and delivery fleet to all zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 2040," FedEx Global Vehicles Vice President Pat Donlon
** Up to Friday's close, WKHS down 92% YTD
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru)
((Anshuman.Tripathy@thomsonreuters.com;))