Organization and basis of presentation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization and basis of presentation [Abstract]

Subsidiaries and Principle Activities

The subsidiaries of the Company and their principal activities are described as follows:

Name of company	Place and date incorporation	Attributable equity interest held	Principal activities
Hong Kong Highpower Technology Co., Ltd ("HKHTC")	Hong Kong July 4, 2003	100%	Investment holding
Shenzhen Highpower Technology Co., Ltd ("SZ Highpower")	PRC October 8, 2002	100%	Manufacturing & marketing of batteries
Highpower Energy Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd ("HZ Highpower")	PRC January 29, 2008	100%	Inactive
Springpower Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd ("SZ Springpower")	PRC June 4, 2008	100%	Research & manufacturing of batteries

Ganzhou Highpower Technology Co., Ltd ("GZ Highpower")	PRC September 21, 2010	60%	Processing, marketing and research of battery materials
Icon Energy System Co., Ltd. ("ICON")	PRC February 23, 2011	100%	Research and production of advanced battery packs and systems
Huizhou Highpower Technology Co., Ltd ("HZ HTC")	PRC March 8, 2012	100%	Manufacturing & marketing of batteries