What happened Shares of Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), which is developing electric delivery trucks and bidding on a big $6 billion contract to upgrade the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery fleet, were galloping ahead 9.5% as of 1:35 p.m. EDT on Friday. Image source: Getty Images. So what Workhorse is the "best fit" to win the USPS contract, Roth Capital Partners says in a note covered on TheFly.com today. And indeed, because Workhorse is the only company in the three teams of bidders offering a fully electric delivery truck, it would appear to be the best aligned to reduce future maintenance costs for the Postal Service, and make future fuel costs more predictable as well. What's more, the contract in question -- long believed to be worth in the neighborhood of $6 billion -- could actually end up paying $8.1 billion in taxpayer money to the winner(s), TheFly says. Now what Whether Roth is right or wrong in its prediction that Workhorse will win the contract remains to be seen, but investors won't have to wait long for the answer. The USPS is expected to announce its winner, or winners, on Oct. 13. 10 stocks we like better than Workhorse GroupWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Workhorse Group wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of September 24, 2020 Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source