10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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x    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022

OR

☐    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number: 001-38824

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CANOO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	83-1476189
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
19951 Mariner Avenue, Torrance, California	90503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip code)

(424) 271-2144

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share	GOEV	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	GOEVW	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	x	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of November 3, 2022, there were 324,500,887 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

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Part I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	11
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	13
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35
Part II	Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	39
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	39
Item 5.	Other Information	39
Item 6.	Exhibits	40
Signatures		41

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or otherwise implied by the forward-looking statements. Below is a summary of certain material factors that may make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky.

•Our management has performed an analysis of our ability to continue as a going concern and has identified substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to obtain additional funding or do not have access to additional capital, we will be unable to execute our business plans and could be required to terminate or significantly curtail our operations.

•Economic, regulatory, political and other events, including the rise in interest rates, heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, issues with supply chain, shortage of labor and the war in Ukraine, adversely affect our financial results.

•Our ability to meet the timelines we have established for start of production of our initial electric vehicles ("EVs") is uncertain.

•We are an early stage company with a history of losses and expect to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future.

•We may be unable to adequately control the costs associated with our operations.

•If we fail to successfully build and tool our manufacturing facilities and/or if we are unable to establish or continue a relationship with a contract manufacturer or if our manufacturing facilities become inoperable, we will be unable to produce our vehicles and our business will be harmed.

•Developing our own manufacturing facilities for production of our EVs could increase our capital expenditures and delay or inhibit production of our EVs.

•Customers who have committed to purchase significant amounts of our vehicles may purchase significantly fewer vehicles than we currently anticipate or none at all. In that case, we will not realize the revenue we expect from these customers.

•We may not be able to realize the non-dilutive financial incentives offered by the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas where we will develop our own manufacturing facilities.

•We have not achieved positive operating cash flow and, given our projected funding needs, our ability to generate positive cash flow is uncertain.

•Our financial results may vary significantly from period to period due to fluctuations in our operating costs, product demand and other factors.

•Our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult and increases the risk of your investment.

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•We previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Although the weaknesses previously identified have been remediated, if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price.

•If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to design, develop, manufacture, market and launch our EVs successfully.

•We are highly dependent on the services of our key employees and senior management and, if we are unable to attract and retain key employees and hire qualified management, technical and EV engineering personnel, our ability to compete could be harmed.

•We face significant barriers to manufacture and bring our EVs to market, and if we cannot successfully overcome those barriers our business will be negatively impacted.

•Our ability to develop and manufacture EVs of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale is unproven and still evolving.

•We have no experience to date in high volume manufacture of our EVs.

•We will depend initially on revenue generated from a single EV model and in the foreseeable future will be significantly dependent on a limited number of models.

•There is no guarantee that we will be able to develop our software platform, Canoo Digital Ecosystem, or that if we are able to develop it, that we will obtain the revenue and other benefits we expect from it.

•We may fail to attract new customers in sufficient numbers or at sufficient rates or at all or to retain existing customers.

•If our EVs fail to perform as expected, our ability to develop, market and deploy our EVs could be harmed.

•Our distribution model may expose us to risk and if unsuccessful may impact our business prospects and results of operations.

•We may experience significant delays in the design, production and launch of our EVs, which could harm our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

•Increases in costs, disruption of supply or shortage of raw materials and other components used in our vehicles, in particular lithium-ion battery cells, could harm our business.    

•We depend upon third parties to manufacture and to supply key components and services necessary for our vehicles. We do not have long-term agreements with all of our manufacturers and suppliers, and if these manufacturers or suppliers become unwilling or unable to provide these key components and services we would not be able to find alternative sources in a timely manner and our business would be adversely impacted.

•We are or may be subject to risks associated with strategic alliances or acquisitions and may not be able to identify adequate strategic relationship opportunities, or form strategic relationships, in the future.

•Our EVs are based on the use of complex and novel steer-by-wire technology that is unproven on a wide commercial scale and rely on software and hardware that is highly technical, and if these systems contain errors, bugs or vulnerabilities, or if we are unsuccessful in addressing or mitigating technical limitations in our systems, our business could be adversely affected.

•We are subject to cybersecurity risks to our operational systems, security systems, infrastructure, integrated software in our EVs and customer data processed by us or third-party vendors.

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•We face legal, regulatory and legislative uncertainty in how our go-to-market models will be interpreted under existing and future law, including the potential inability to protect our intellectual property rights, and we may be required to adjust our consumer business model in certain jurisdictions as a result.

•The automotive market is highly competitive and technological developments by our competitors may adversely affect the demand for our EVs and our competitiveness in this industry.

Importantly, the summary above does not address all the risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional discussion of the risks and uncertainties summarized herein, as well as other risks and uncertainties that we face, can be found under Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 1, 2022. The above summary is qualified in its entirety by those more complete discussions of such risks and uncertainties. Given such risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, even if our results or operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

Glossary

Unless otherwise stated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or the context otherwise requires, and regardless of capitalization, references to:

•“Business Combination” refers to the Company’s merger consummated on December 21, 2020, pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated August 17, 2020, by and among HCAC, HCAC IV First Merger Sub, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HCAC, EV Global Holdco LLC (f/k/a HCAC IV Second Merger Sub, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HCAC, and Canoo Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands;

•“Common Stock” are to our common stock, $0.0001 par value per share;

•“Company,” “our Company” “we” or “us” are to Canoo Inc. following completion of the Business Combination in December 2020;

•“HCAC” means the special purpose acquisition company, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV;

•“Legacy Canoo” means Canoo Holdings Ltd. prior to completion of the Business Combination in December 2020;

•“management” or our “management team” are to our officers and directors;

•“private placement warrants” are to warrants sold to certain initial purchasers as part of the private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of HCAC’s initial public offering, which are not-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers of the warrants or their permitted transferees; and

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•“public warrants” are to our redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in HCAC’s initial public offering (whether they were purchased in our initial public offering or thereafter in the open market) and to any private placement warrants that are sold to third parties that are not initial purchasers of the warrants or their permitted transferees or otherwise voluntarily converted by their holder.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CANOO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except par values) (unaudited)

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,815	$	224,721
Restricted cash, current	4,208		2,771
Inventory	1,282		—
Prepaids and other current assets	28,107		63,814
Total current assets	40,412		291,306
Property and equipment, net	301,974		202,314
Restricted cash, non-current	9,500		—
Operating lease right-of-use assets	28,469		14,228
Deferred asset - Walmart warrants	50,175		—
Other assets	14,256		15,226
Total assets	$	444,786	$	523,074
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	96,576	$	52,267
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	74,118		83,925
Convertible debt, current	12,500		—
Total current liabilities	183,194		136,192
Contingent earnout shares liability	6,188		29,057
Operating lease liabilities	27,533		13,826
Total liabilities	216,915		179,075
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	—		—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000 authorized; 299,868 and 238,578 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	29		24
Additional paid-in capital	1,327,435		1,036,104
Accumulated deficit	(1,099,593)		(692,129)
Total stockholders’ equity	227,871		343,999
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	444,786	$	523,074

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CANOO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share values)

Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Costs and Operating Expenses
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation	—		—		—		—
Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation	57,063		59,387		255,009		158,033
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation	48,826		45,510		159,600		144,072
Depreciation	3,449		2,109		9,020		6,317
Total costs and operating expenses	109,338		107,006		423,629		308,422
Loss from operations	(109,338)		(107,006)		(423,629)		(308,422)
Other (expense) income
Interest (expense) income	(2,179)		33		(2,189)		79
(Loss) gain on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability	(2,067)		25,764		22,869		101,166
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability	—		—		—		(1,639)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(4,095)		—		(4,095)		—
Other (expense) income, net	(26)		334		(420)		160
Loss before income taxes	(117,705)		(80,875)		(407,464)		(208,656)
Provision for income taxes	—		—		—		—
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$	(117,705)	$	(80,875)	$	(407,464)	$	(208,656)
Per Share Data:
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.43)	$	(0.35)	$	(1.62)	$	(0.92)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted	275,455		228,477		250,783		226,747

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CANOO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (in thousands)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (unaudited)

	Common stock			Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Total stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2021	238,578	$	24	$	1,036,104	$	(692,129)	$	343,999
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(296)	—		(3)		—		(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	584	—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	20	—		—		—		—
Purchase of shares and warrants by VDL Nedcar	972	—		8,400		—		8,400
Stock-based compensation	—	—		20,680		—		20,680
Net loss and comprehensive loss	—	—				(125,367)		(125,367)
Balance as of March 31, 2022	239,858	$	24	$	1,065,181	$	(817,496)	$	247,709
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures	(175)	—		(3)		—		(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	1,017	—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares under SEPA agreement (Note 12)	14,236	1		33,082		—		33,083
Issuance of shares under PIPE agreement (Note 10)	13,699	1		49,999		—		50,000
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	7	—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan	254	—		1,175		—		1,175
Stock-based compensation	—	—		20,773		—		20,773
Net loss and comprehensive loss	—	—		—		(164,392)		(164,392)
Balance as of June 30, 2022	268,896	$	26	$	1,170,207	$	(981,888)	$	188,345
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures	(176)	—		(3)		—		(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	1,245	—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	24	—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan	830	—		1,324		—		1,324
Issuance of shares under PPA agreement (Note 7)	27,015	3		81,906		—		81,909
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (Note 8)	2,034	—		5,532		—		5,532
Recognition of vested Walmart warrants	—	—		50,175		—		50,175
Offering costs for the issuance of shares	—	—		(1,233)		—		(1,233)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		19,527		—		19,527
Net loss and comprehensive loss	—	—		—		(117,705)		(117,705)
Balance as of September 30, 2022	299,868	29		1,327,435		(1,099,593)		227,871

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CANOO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (in thousands)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited)

	Common stock				Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares		Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2020	235,753		$	24	$	910,579	$	(345,361)	$	565,242
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants	597		—		6,867		—		6,867
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(118)		—		(2)		—		(2)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	1,230		—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	37		—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—		45,146		—		45,146
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants	—	—	—		8,252		—		8,252
Net loss and comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(15,227)		(15,227)
Balance as of March 31, 2021	237,499		$	24	$	970,842	$	(360,588)	$	610,278
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures	(56)		—		(2)		—		(2)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	114		—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	6		—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—		25,514		—		25,514
Net loss and comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(112,554)		(112,554)
Balance as of June 30, 2021	237,563		$	24	$	996,354	$	(473,142)	$	523,236
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants	1		—		12		—		12
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures	(391)		—		(3)		—		(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	418		—		—		—		—
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	12		—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—		19,098		—		19,098
Net loss and comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(80,875)		(80,875)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	237,603		$	24	$	1,015,461	$	(554,017)	$	461,468

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CANOO INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

	Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(407,464)	$	(208,656)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	9,020		6,317
Non-cash operating lease expense	1,515		774
Non-cash commitment fee under SEPA	582		—
Non-cash legal settlement	5,532		—
Stock-based compensation expense	60,980		89,758
Gain on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability	(22,869)		(101,166)
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability	—		1,639
Loss on extinguishment of debt	4,095		—
Non-cash debt discount	900		—
Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest expense	1,316		—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventory	(1,282)		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,037		(8,915)
Other assets	970		(939)
Accounts payable & accrued expenses and other current liabilities	12,805		40,567
Net cash used in operating activities	(329,863)		(180,621)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(88,817)		(73,976)
Prepayment to VDL Nedcar	—		(26,134)
Return of prepayment from VDL Nedcar	30,440		—
Net cash used in investing activities	(58,377)		(100,110)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants	—		6,879
Repurchase of unvested shares	(9)		(7)
Payment of offering costs	(1,219)		(5,306)
Repayment of PPP loan	—		(6,943)
Proceeds from the purchase of shares and warrants by VDL Nedcar	8,400		—
Proceeds from issuance of shares under SEPA agreement	32,500		—
Proceeds from issuance of shares under PIPE	50,000		—
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	2,499		—
Proceeds from PPA	89,100		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	181,271		(5,377)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(206,969)		(286,108)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	227,492		702,422
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	$	20,523	$	416,314

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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	6,815	$	414,904
Restricted cash, current at end of period	4,208		1,410
Restricted cash, non-current at end of period	$	9,500	$	—
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows	$	20,523	$	416,314
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment included in current liabilities	$	72,375	$	46,774
Offering costs included in current liabilities	$	1,189	$	8,001
Recognition of operating lease right-of-use asset	$	15,757	$	2,362
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants	$	—	$	8,252
Issuance of shares for extinguishment of convertible debt under PPA agreement	$	81,909	$	—
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	$	—	$	60

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CANOO INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated) (unaudited)

1. Organization and Business

Canoo Inc. (“Canoo” or the “Company”) is a mobility technology company with a mission to bring electric vehicles ("EVs") to everyone. We have developed a breakthrough EV platform that we believe will enable us to rapidly innovate, and bring new products addressing multiple use cases to market faster than our competition and at a lower cost.

2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, certain notes or other information that are normally required by GAAP have been omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 (“Annual Report on Form 10-K”). Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. In the opinion of management, the Company has made all adjustments necessary to present fairly its condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s comprehensive loss is the same as its net loss.

Except for any updates below, no material changes have occurred with respect to the Company’s significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity are its unrestricted cash balance and its access to capital under the Wainwright ATM Program (as defined below). The Company has incurred losses since inception and had negative cash flow from operating activities of $329.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company expects to continue to incur net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities in accordance with its operating plan and expects that both capital and operating expenditures will increase significantly in connection with its ongoing activities. As previously disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K, management planned to raise additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing and to the extent unsuccessful at doing so, management had the intent and ability to use its discretion to delay, scale back, or abandon future expenditures. As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, management has not taken actions to delay, scale back, or abandon future expenditures. However, management’s actions to preserve an adequate level of liquidity for a period of twelve months from the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q are not sufficient on their own without obtaining access to additional liquidity to mitigate the conditions raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

As an early-stage growth company, the Company’s ability to access capital is critical. Although management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity, management cannot conclude as of the date of this filing that its plans are probable of being successfully implemented. The condensed consolidated interim financial information does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We believe substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of issuance of our financial statements.

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Macroeconomic Conditions

Current adverse macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, higher interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and the ongoing impacts from COVID-19, could negatively affect our business.

Ultimately, the Company cannot predict the impact of current or worsening macroeconomic conditions or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and to optimize and evolve its business as appropriate. To do this, the Company is working on projecting demand and infrastructure requirements and deploying its workforce and other resources accordingly.

Property and Equipment, net

Construction-in-progress is stated at historical cost and is transferred to its respective depreciable asset class once the underlying asset is ready for its intended use. Depreciation of construction-in-progress begins only once placed into service, over the estimated useful life on a straight-line basis. Useful life determination requires significant judgment.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. Fair value represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses the following hierarchy in measuring the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, focusing on the most observable inputs when available:

•Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

•Level 3 Valuations are based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the assets or liabilities. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as required by ASC 820, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	6,188	$	—	$	—	$	6,188

    

	December 31, 2021
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	29,057	$	—	$	—	$	29,057

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The Company's financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term debt, accounts payable, and other current liabilities and are reflected in the financial statements at cost. Cost approximates fair value for these items due to their short-term nature.

Earnout Shares Liability

The Company has a contingent obligation to issue 15.0 million shares of Common Stock to certain stockholders and employees upon the achievement of certain market share price milestones within specified periods (the “Earnout Shares”). Upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or liquidation, any unissued Earnout Shares would be fully issued regardless of whether the share price target has been met.

The Earnout Shares are accounted for as a contingent liability and its fair value is determined using Level 3 inputs, since estimating the fair value of this contingent liability requires the use of significant and subjective inputs that may and are likely to change over the duration of the liability with related changes in internal and external market factors. The tranches were valued using the Monte Carlo simulation of the stock prices based on historical and implied market volatility of the Company.

Following is a summary of the change in fair value of contingent earnout shares liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands).

Beginning fair value at December 31, 2021	$	29,057
Change in fair value during the period	(22,869)
Ending fair value at September 30, 2022	$	6,188

Convertible Debt

The Company accounts for convertible debt that does not meet the criteria for equity treatment in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. Accordingly, the Company elected to classify the convertible debt as a liability at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company classifies convertible debt based on the re-payment terms and conditions. Any discounts on the convertible debt and costs incurred upon issuance of the convertible debt are amortized to interest expense over the terms of the related convertible debt. Convertible debt is also analyzed for the existence of embedded derivatives, which may require bifurcation from the convertible debt and separate accounting treatment. Refer to Note 7 for information regarding convertible debt.

Warrants

The Company determines the accounting classification of warrants it issues as either liability or equity classified by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480-10, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity ("ASC 480"), then in accordance with ASC 815-40 ("ASC 815"), Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate the Company to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, or warrants that must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet liability classification under ASC 480, the Company assesses the requirements under ASC 815, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature. If the warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815, and in order to conclude equity classification, the Company also assesses whether the warrants are indexed to its common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815 or other applicable GAAP. After all relevant assessments, the Company concludes whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants require fair value accounting at issuance and subsequent to initial issuance with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of operations. Equity classified warrants only require fair value accounting at issuance with no changes recognized subsequent to the issuance date. Refer to Note 13 for information regarding the warrants issued to Walmart Inc. ("Walmart").

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3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), in the form of ASUs, to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification.

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have immaterial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance, which amends the guidance on accounting for government assistance and requires business entities to disclose information about certain government assistance they receive. The disclosures include information around the nature of the assistance, the related accounting policies used to account for government assistance, the effect of government assistance on the entity’s financial statements, and any significant terms and conditions of the agreements, including commitments and contingencies. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and only impacts annual financial statement footnote disclosures. The Company adopted the new standard during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and the impact of any government assistance transactions within the scope of this standard will be included within our annual financial statement footnote disclosures for year ended December 31, 2022.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities—Supplier Finance Programs (Topic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations, which adds certain disclosure requirements for a buyer in a supplier finance program. The amendments require that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose sufficient information about the program to allow a user of financial statements to understand the program’s nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude. The amendments are expected to improve financial reporting by requiring new disclosures about the programs, thereby allowing financial statement users to better consider the effect of the programs on an entity’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis, including interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose rollforward information, which is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the provisions of this new pronouncement and evaluating any material impact that this guidance may have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

4. Prepaids and other current assets

Prepaids and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Receivable from VDL Nedcar	$	—	$	30,440
Deferred battery supplier cost	18,300		18,300
Short term deposits	2,977		7,030
Prepaid expense	6,021		4,865
Other current assets	809		3,179
Prepaids and other current assets	$	28,107	$	63,814

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5. Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Tooling, machinery, and equipment	31,309		18,040
Computer hardware	8,643		6,161
Computer software	9,053		7,837
Vehicles	295		267
Furniture and fixtures	742		742
Leasehold improvements	14,956		14,939
Construction-in-progress	267,830		176,162
	332,828		224,148
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(30,854)		(21,834)
Property and equipment, net	$	301,974	$	202,314

Construction-in-progress is primarily related to the development of manufacturing lines as well as equipment and tooling necessary in the production of the Company’s vehicles. Completed tooling assets are transferred to their respective asset classes and depreciation begins when an asset is ready for its intended use.

Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $3.4 million and $9.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $2.1 million and $6.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

6. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accrued property and equipment purchases	$	26,331	$	34,375
Accrued research and development costs	23,398		23,994
Accrued professional fees	14,174		9,239
Accrued battery supplier costs	—		10,000
Other accrued expenses	10,215		6,317
Total accrued expenses	$	74,118	$	83,925

7. Convertible Debt

Yorkville PPA

On July 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Pre-Paid Advance Agreement (the "PPA") with YA II PN, Ltd. ("Yorkville") pursuant to which the Company could request advances of up to $50.0 million in cash from Yorkville, with an aggregate limit of $300.0 million (the "Pre-Paid Advance"). Amounts outstanding under Pre-Paid Advances could be offset by the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Yorkville at a price per share calculated pursuant to the PPA as the lower of 120% of the daily volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the date a Pre-Paid Advance was made (“Fixed Price”) or 95% of the VWAP on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the conversion date, which in no event would be less than $1.00 per share (“Floor Price”). The issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the PPA is subject to certain limitations, including that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the PPA (including the aggregation with the issuance of shares of Common Stock under Standby Equity Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company with Yorkville on May 10, 2022 (the “SEPA”), which was terminated effective August 26, 2022) cannot exceed 19.9% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock as of May 10, 2022 ("Exchange Cap"). Interest accrues on the outstanding balance of any Pre-Paid Advance at an annual rate

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equal to 5%, subject to an increase to 15% upon events of default described in the PPA. Each Pre-Paid Advance has a maturity date of 15 months from the Pre-Paid Advance Date. Yorkville is not entitled to participate in any earnings distributions until a Pre-Paid Advance is offset with shares of Common Stock.

On July 22, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $49.5 million on account of the first Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. On August 26, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $39.6 million on account of the second Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville include a 1% discount of the Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. As of September 6, 2022, the first Pre-Paid Advance was fully paid off through the issuance of 15.1 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville. As of September 30, 2022, 11.9 million shares of Common Stock has been issued to Yorkville under the second Pre-Paid Advance, with a remaining principal balance of $12.5 million presented as convertible debt, current within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. The Company is required to pay the balance of the Pre-Paid Advance by making weekly payments of $1.0 million pursuant to a Side Letter to the PPA dated October 5, 2022 (the "PPA Side Letter"). Interest expense incurred under the PPA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $2.2 million, which was a result of effective interest incurred under the PPA of $0.3 million, as well as the amortization of related debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and debt discount of $0.9 million. As of September 30, 2022, total remaining shares of Common Stock issuable under the Exchange Cap was 7.5 million.

Other than the balance to be paid pursuant to the PPA Side Letter, the PPA provides that in respect of any Pre-Paid Advance, if the VWAP of shares of Common Stock is less than the Floor Price for at least five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days or the Company has issued substantially all of the shares of Common Stock available under the Exchange Cap, then the Company is required to make monthly cash payments of amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance beginning on the 10th calendar day and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month until the entire amount of such Pre-Paid Advance balance has been paid or until the payment obligation ceases. Pursuant to the PPA, the monthly payment obligation ceases if the Exchange Cap no longer applies and the VWAP is greater than the Floor Price for a period of five consecutive trading days, unless a subsequent triggering date occurs.

The Company, at its option, has the right, but not the obligation, to repay early in cash a portion or all amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance, provided that the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Price during a period of three consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date on which the Company delivers a notice to Yorkville of its intent and such notice is delivered at least 10 trading days prior to the date on which the Company will make such payment. If elected, the early repayment amount is to include a 3% redemption premium (“Redemption Premium”). If any Pre-Paid Advances are outstanding and any event of default has occurred, the full amount outstanding under the Pre-Paid Advances plus the Redemption Premium, together with interest and other amounts owed in respect thereof, will become, at Yorkville’s election, immediately due and payable in cash.

8. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Refer to Note 9 for information regarding operating lease commitments.

In connection with the commencement of the Company's Bentonville, Arkansas lease in February 2022, the Company issued a standby letter of credit of $9.5 million which is included in restricted cash, non-current within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. The letter of credit has a five year term and will not be drawn upon unless the Company fails to make its payments.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these claims, lawsuits and other proceedings may involve highly complex issues that are subject to substantial uncertainties, and could result in damages, fines, penalties, non-monetary sanctions or relief.

On April 2, 2021 and April 9, 2021, the Company was named as a defendant in putative class action complaints filed in California on behalf of individuals who purchased or acquired shares of the Company’s stock during a specified period. Through the complaint, plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, compensatory damages. The Company has filed a pending motion to dismiss the complaints. The final determinations of liability arising from these litigation matters will only be made following comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

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current and former officers and directors and seeking, among other things, damages. On September 7, 2022, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the stockholder derivative complaint, dismissed the plaintiff’s claims without prejudice, and closed the case.

On April 29, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement advised that it has opened an investigation related to, among other things, HCAC’s initial public offering, HCAC’s merger with the Company and the concurrent private investment in public equity offering, historical movements in the Company, the Company’s operations, business model, revenues, revenue strategy, customer agreements, earnings, and other related topics, along with the recent departures of certain of the Company’s officers. The SEC has informed the Company that its current investigation is a fact-finding inquiry. The SEC has also informed the Company that the investigation does not indicate that it has concluded that anyone has violated the law, and does not indicate that it has a negative opinion of any person, entity or security. We are providing the requested information and cooperating fully with the SEC investigation.

In March 2022, the Company received demand letters on behalf of shareholders of the Company identifying purchases and sales of the Company’s securities within a period of less than six months by DD Global Holdings Ltd. (“DDG”) that resulted in profits in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. On May 9, 2022, the Company brought an action against DDG in the Southern District of New York seeking the disgorgement of the Section 16(b) profits obtained by DDG from such purchases and sales. In the action, the Company seeks to recover an estimated $61.1 million of Section 16(b) profits. In September 2022, the Company filed an amended complaint and a motion to dismiss by DDG is fully briefed and pending.

The Company was the respondent in a confidential arbitration initiated by a former employee of the Company concerning a dispute over issued shares of Common Stock. The arbitration demand alleged claims for conversion and violations of various California statutory provisions. The Company filed counterclaims against the former employee for breach of contract and declaratory judgment. The parties entered into a confidential settlement whereby the Company, without admitting wrongdoing, liability or unlawful conduct, released the shares of Common Stock that were in dispute and issued 2,033,864 additional shares of the Common Stock for full and final settlement of the claim.

At this time, the Company does not consider any such claims, lawsuits or proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, including the matters referenced above, to be material to the Company’s business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on its future operating results, financial condition or cash flows should such proceedings be resolved unfavorably.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, investors, directors, officers, employees and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company’s breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third-parties. These indemnifications may survive termination of the underlying agreement and the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. The Company provided indemnifications to certain of its officers and employees with respect to claims filed by a former employee.

9. Operating Leases

Arkansas Facility Lease

During the first quarter of 2022, the Company entered into a real estate lease for its industrialization facility in Bentonville, Arkansas ("Bentonville lease"). The original lease term is 10 years and commenced on February 1, 2022.

The Bentonville lease contains an option to extend the term for 10 years and is classified as an operating lease. At the inception of the lease, it was not reasonably certain we would exercise any of the options to extend the term of the leases.

The rent payments made by the Company under the Bentonville lease are expensed on a straight-line basis in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Michigan Lease

On October 20, 2021, the Company entered into a real estate lease for office space ("Michigan office lease") and research and development space ("Michigan R&D lease") located in Auburn Hills, Michigan (collectively the “Michigan lease”). The Michigan R&D lease commenced on August 25, 2022 once the Company gained control of the underlying asset. The Michigan R&D lease expires January 31, 2033 and is classified as an operating lease. As of September 30, 2022, the Company does not have control of the office space and therefore, the Michigan office lease has not commenced. The total minimum lease payments over the Michigan office lease is $8.9 million. Upon the execution of the lease agreement, the Company provided the landlord with a standby letter of credit of $1.1 million, which was included in restricted cash, current on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Michigan lease contains one option to extend the term for an additional five-year period. At the inception of the lease, it was not reasonably certain we would exercise the option to extend the term of the lease. The rent payments made by the Company under the Michigan lease are expensed on a straight-line basis in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Lease Portfolio

The Company used judgment in determining an appropriate incremental borrowing rate to calculate the operating

lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability. The weighted average discount rate used was 6.96%. As of September 30, 2022, the remaining operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability were approximately $28.5 million and $29.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability were approximately $14.2 million and $14.6 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $1.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of the lease liability was determined to be short term and was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Related party lease expense related to these leases were $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Related party lease expense related to these leases were $0.1 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

The weighted average remaining lease term at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 9.7 years and 10.7 years, respectively.

Maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Lease
2022 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2022)	$	866
2023	3,831
2024	3,985
2025	4,114
2026	3,937
Thereafter	24,401
Total lease payments	41,134
Less: imputed interest(1)	11,840
Present value of operating lease liabilities	29,294
Current portion of operating lease liabilities(2)	1,761
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	27,533

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(1)Calculated using the incremental borrowing rate

(2)Included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities line item on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

10. Related Party Transactions

On November 25, 2020, Legacy Canoo entered into an agreement, which remains in effect, with Tony Aquila, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, to reimburse Mr. Aquila for certain air travel

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expenses based on certain agreed upon criteria (“aircraft reimbursement”). The total aircraft reimbursement to Mr. Aquila for the use of an aircraft owned by Aquila Family Ventures, LLC (“AFV"), an entity controlled by Mr. Aquila, for the purposes related to the business of the Company was less than $0.1 million and approximately $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The reimbursement was approximately $0.5 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. In addition, certain AFV staff provided the Company with shared services support in its Justin, Texas corporate office facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company paid AFV approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for these services. There were no payments made to AFV for these services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into Common Stock Subscription Agreement providing for the purchase of an aggregate of 13.7 million shares of Common Stock at a price of $3.65 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million (the "PIPE"). The purchasers of the shares are special purpose vehicles managed by entities affiliated with Mr. Tony Aquila, the Company’s Executive Chairman and CEO. The closing of the PIPE occurred on May 20, 2022.

11. Stock-based Compensation

Restricted Stock Units

Under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, employees are compensated through various forms of equity, including restricted stock unit awards (“RSU”). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 2,011,240 and 13,754,492 RSUs were granted subject to time-based vesting, respectively.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

Performance stock unit awards (“PSU”) represent the right to receive a share of Common Stock if service, performance, and market conditions, or a combination thereof, are met over a defined period. PSUs that contain a market condition, such as stock price milestones, are subject to a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the grant date fair value by simulating a range of possible future stock prices for the Company over the performance period. The grant date fair value of the market condition PSUs is recognized as compensation expense over the greater of the Monte Carlo simulation model’s derived service period and the arrangement’s explicit service period, assuming both conditions must be met.

PSUs subject to performance conditions, such as operational milestones, are measured on the grant date, the total fair value of which is calculated as the product of the number of PSUs and the grant date stock price. Compensation expense for PSUs with a performance condition is recorded each period based upon a probability assessment of the expected outcome of the performance metric with a final adjustment upon measurement at the end of the performance period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 52,606 and 4,298,458 PSUs were granted to Company employees, respectively, with a total grant date fair value of approximately $0.1 million and $13.9 million, respectively. The PSUs vest based on the Company's achievement of certain specified operational milestones by various dates through December 2025. As of the grant date, the Company's analysis determined that these operational milestone

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events are probable of achievement and as such, compensation expense of $3.0 million and $4.6 million has been recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

No PSUs were granted to the CEO during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The compensation expense recognized for previously awarded PSUs to the CEO was $4.4 million and $13.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by line item for the three and nine months ended period presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Research and development	$	8.2	$	5.8	$	23.4	$	22.6
Selling, general and administrative	11.3		13.3		37.5		67.1
Total	$	19.5	$	19.1	$	60.9	$	89.7

The Company’s total unrecognized compensation cost as of September 30, 2022, was $86.8 million.

2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”) was adopted by the board of directors on September 18, 2020, approved by the stockholders on December 18, 2020, and became effective on December 21, 2020 with the Business Combination. On December 21, 2020, the board of directors delegated its authority to administer the 2020 ESPP to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to implement successive three-month purchase periods, with the first offering period commencing on grant date January 3, 2022 and a purchase date of April 1, 2022. The 2020 ESPP provides participating employees with the opportunity to purchase up to a maximum number of shares of Common Stock of 4,034,783, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on January 1st of each year for a period of ten years, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, and (ii) 8,069,566 shares of Common Stock.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, total employee withholding contributions for the 2020 ESPP was $0.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which is included in restricted cash, current, within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. Approximately $0.2 million and $1.1 million of stock-based compensation expense was recognized for the 2020 ESPP during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

12. Equity

Yorkville SEPA

On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into the SEPA with Yorkville. Pursuant to the SEPA, the Company could sell to Yorkville up to $250.0 million of its shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s request any time during the 36 months following the execution of the SEPA. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we issued none and 14.2 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville, respectively, for cash proceeds of $32.5 million with a portion of the shares issued as non-cash stock purchase discount under the SEPA. Effective August 26, 2022, the Company terminated the SEPA. At the time of termination, there were no outstanding borrowings, advance notices, shares of Common Stock to be issued or fees due under the SEPA.

Wainwright At-The-Market Offering Program

On August 8, 2022, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (as supplemented by side letters entered into on August 8, 2022 and on October 5, 2022, the “Wainwright Sales Agreement”) with Evercore Group L.L.C. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (collectively, the "agents"), to sell shares of Common Stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $200.0 million, from time to time, through an “at-the-market offering” program under which the agents act as sales agents (the “Wainwright ATM Program”). The sales are made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is

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not obligated to sell any shares of Common Stock under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend solicitation and offers thereunder. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not sold shares of Common Stock under the Wainwright ATM Program. See Note 16 for shares sold after September 30, 2022.

Other Issuances of Equity

Refer to Notes 10 and 13 for information regarding the PIPE, VDL Nedcar (as defined below) and Walmart warrants, as applicable.

13. Warrants

Public Warrants

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had 23,755,069 public warrants outstanding. Each public warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The public warrants will expire on December 21, 2025, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

On March 2, 2021, all of the private placement warrants were converted to public warrants. There were no public warrants exercised for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

VDL Nedcar Warrants

In February 2022, the Company and a company related to VDL Nedcar entered into an investment agreement, under which the VDL Nedcar-related company agreed to purchase shares of Common Stock for an aggregate value of $8.4 million, at the market price of Common Stock as of December 14, 2021. As a result, the Company issued 972,222 shares of Common Stock upon execution of the agreement. The Company also issued a warrant to purchase an aggregate 972,222 shares of Common Stock to VDL Nedcar at exercise prices ranging from $18 to $40 per share, which are classified as equity. The exercise period is from November 1, 2022, to November 1, 2025 ("Exercise Period"). The warrant can be exercised in whole or in part during the Exercise Period but can only be exercised in three equal tranches and after the stock price per Common Stock has reached at least the relevant exercise price. The $8.4 million received from VDL Nedcar is included as a financing cash inflow in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The shares of Common Stock issued to VDL Nedcar are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Walmart Warrants

On July 11, 2022, Canoo Sales, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement") with Walmart. Pursuant to the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Walmart agreed to purchase at least 4,500 EVs, with an option to purchase up to an additional 5,500 EVs, for an agreed upon capped price per unit determined based on the EV model. The Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement (excluding any work order or purchase order as a part thereof) has a five-year term, unless earlier terminated.

In connection with the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Warrant Issuance Agreement with Walmart pursuant to which the Company issued to Walmart a Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $2.15 per share, which represented approximately 20% ownership in the Company on a fully diluted basis as of the issuance date. The Warrant has a term of 10 years and is vested with respect to 15.3 million shares of Common Stock. Thereafter, subject to stockholder approval, as applicable, the Warrant will vest quarterly in amounts proportionate with the net revenue realized by the Company from transactions with Walmart or its affiliates under the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement or enabled by any other agreement between the Company and Walmart, and any net revenue attributable to any products or services offered by Walmart or its affiliates related to the Company, until such net revenue equals $300.0 million, at which time the Warrant will have vested fully. Of the aggregate 61.2 million shares of Common Stock issuable to Walmart, 7.3 million shares of Common Stock are subject to stockholder approval. In the event that stockholder approval is not obtained, in lieu of any shares which would have been issued to Walmart on account of the Warrant, the Company is required to pay to Walmart an amount in cash calculated pursuant to the Warrant.

Since the counterparty is also a customer, the issuance of the Warrant was determined to be consideration payable to a customer within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and was measured at fair value on the Warrant’s issuance date. Warrants that vested immediately resulted in a corresponding other asset presented on the

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condensed consolidated balance sheets under ASC 606 and amortized on a pro-rata basis, commencing upon initial performance, over the term of the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement.

The fair value of the Warrants at the issuance date was measured using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The key inputs used in the valuation were as follows:

Expected term (years)	10
Risk free interest rate	3.0		%
Expected volatility	91.3		%
Dividend yield	—		%
Exercise price	$	2.15
Stock price	$	3.63

Estimates were determined as follows: (i) expected term based on the warrant’s contractual term, (ii) based on the blended volatilities of historical and implied market volatility of the Company, (iii) risk-free interest rates based on US Treasury yield for the expected term, and (iv) an expected dividend yield of zero percent was used since we did not yet and not yet presently expect to pay dividends.

As of September 30, 2022, a total of 15.3 million warrants have vested, of which none have been exercised.

14. Net Loss per Share

The condensed consolidated statements of operations include the basic and diluted net loss per share.

The following table presents the potential shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, because their effect was anti-dilutive as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,
	2022	2021
Restricted and performance stock units	33,257	15,086
Convertible debt (Note 7)	7,451	—
Restricted common stock shares	3,019	5,123
Early exercise of unvested stock options	870	3,146
Options to purchase common stock	197	285

15. Income Taxes

As the Company has not generated any taxable income since inception, the cumulative deferred tax assets remain fully offset by a valuation allowance, and no benefit from federal or state income taxes has been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

16. Subsequent Events

Side Letter to Pre-Paid Advance Agreement

On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into the PPA Side Letter, pursuant to which the parties agreed that the Company will be permitted to submit sales orders, and consummate sales pursuant to such orders, for the Wainwright ATM Program beginning on October 5, 2022 for so long as the Company pays to Yorkville the sum of $1.0 million per calendar week to be applied in the order of priority set forth in the PPA Side Letter. Failure to make timely payments under the PPA Side Letter will automatically result in the reinstatement of restrictions on the Company’s ability to consummate sales under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and will be deemed an event of default.

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Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement

On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into a Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement, pursuant to which, notwithstanding the existence of outstanding balances under the PPA as of October 5, 2022, but only for so long as any portion of such balance is outstanding, the agents agreed to allow the Company to submit orders to sell Common Stock of the Company under the Wainwright Sales Agreement beginning on October 5, 2022. In addition, pursuant to the Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement, during the period from October 5, 2022 until the beginning of the third business day after the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022: (i) only H.C. Wainwright may be designated as a Designated Manager under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and receive the entire compensation payable thereunder (equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of the shares of Common Stock sold), and (ii) for so long as H.C. Wainwright acts as the sole Designated Manager, H.C. Wainwright agreed to waive the additional fee of 1.5% of the gross proceeds from any sales under the Wainwright Sales Agreement.

Sale of shares under the Wainwright ATM Program

For the period October 1, 2022 through the date of this filing, the Company sold an aggregate of 22.1 million shares of Common Stock for net proceeds of $30.5 million under the Wainwright ATM Program, and compensation paid to the agents for the period was $0.9 million.

Purchase and Sale Agreement for Manufacturing Facility

On November 9, 2022, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") with Terex USA, LLC for the purchase of approximately 630,000 square foot vehicle manufacturing facility on approximately 121 acres in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The purchase price for the facility is $35.9 million. The closing of the PSA is expected to occur on or before February 22, 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Zeeba Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement

On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement”) with Zeeba Automotive Group, Inc, a fleet leasing provider. Pursuant to the Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Zeeba agreed to purchase at least 3,000 EVs by 2024, with an option to purchase up to an additional 2,450 EVs.

Kingbee Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement

On October 11, 2022, the Company entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement,” together with the Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement and the Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, the “EV Fleet Purchase Agreements”) with Kingbee EV Corp, a work-ready van rental provider. Pursuant to the Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Kingbee agreed to purchase at least 9,300 EVs over the five-year term, with an option to purchase up to an additional 9,300 EVs.

Battery Manufacturing Facility

On November 1, 2022, the Company entered into a commercial lease of approximately 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Oklahoma with the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority for the assembly of its proprietary battery modules. The lease term is approximately 10 years with lessee's right to terminate after 5 years. The minimum aggregate lease payment over the initial term is expected to be approximately $7.2 million.

The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to September 30, 2022 through the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information that our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The statements in this discussion regarding expected and other production timelines, development of our own manufacturing facilities, industry trends, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”), Part II, Item IA. “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Certain figures included in this section have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this section have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this section may vary slightly from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our financial statements or in the associated text. Certain other amounts that appear in this section may similarly not sum due to rounding.

Overview

Canoo is a mobility technology company with a mission to bring electric vehicles (“EVs”) to everyone and provide connected services that improve the vehicle ownership experience. We are developing a technology platform that we believe will enable us to rapidly innovate and bring new products, addressing multiple use cases, to market faster than our competition and at lower cost. Our vehicle architecture and design philosophy are aimed at driving productivity and returning capital to our customers, and we believe the software and technology capabilities we are developing, packaged around a modular, customizable product, have the potential to fundamentally alter the value proposition across a vehicle’s lifecycle. We remain committed to the environment and to delivering sustainable mobility that is accessible to everyone. We proudly intend to manufacture our fully electric vehicles in Arkansas and Oklahoma, bringing advanced manufacturing and technology jobs to communities in America's heartland. We are committed to building a diverse workforce that will draw heavily upon the local communities of Native Americans and veterans.

We believe we are one of the first automotive manufacturers focused on capturing value across the entirety of the vehicle lifecycle, across multiple owners. Our platform and data architecture is purpose-built to be durable and serve as the foundation for the vehicles we intend to offer, unlocking a highly differentiated, multi-layer business model. The foundational layer is our Multi-Purpose Platform (“MPP” or “platform”) architecture, which serves as the base of our vehicles, including the Lifestyle Vehicle and its Delivery, Base, Premium, and Adventure trims; the Multi-Purpose Delivery Vehicle (“MPDV”) and the Pickup. The next layer is cybersecurity which is embedded in our vehicle to ensure the privacy and protection of vehicle data. Our top hats, or cabins, are modular and purpose-built to provide tailored solutions for our customers. This intentional design enables us to efficiently use resources to produce only what is necessary, underscoring our focus on sustainability and returning capital to customers. The remaining layers, connected accessories and digital customer ecosystem, present high-margin opportunities that extend beyond the initial vehicle sale, across multiple owners. Owners will further be able to customize their vehicles by adding connected accessories such as Bluetooth devices or infotainment systems. In addition, there are opportunities for software sales throughout the vehicle life, including predictive maintenance and service software or advanced driver assistance systems upgrades.

Our platform architecture is a self-contained, fully functional rolling chassis that directly houses the most critical components for operation of an EV, including our in-house designed proprietary electric drivetrain, battery systems, advanced vehicle control electronics and software and other critical components, which all have been optimized for functional integration. Both our true steer-by-wire system, believed to be the first such system applied to a production-intent vehicle, and our flat composite leaf-spring suspension system are core components of our platform’s differentiated functionality, enabling the development of a broad range of vehicle types and use cases due to the chassis’ flat profile and fully variable steering positions. All of our announced vehicles, including the Lifestyle Vehicle and the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle, the MPDV and the Pickup, will share a common platform architecture paired with different top hats to create a range of uniquely customized and use case optimized purpose-built mobility solutions targeting multiple segments of the rapidly expanding EV marketplace.

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In addition to our vehicle technology, we are developing a software platform that aggregates car data from both Canoo and non-Canoo vehicles and delivers valuable insights to our customers. Collected over-the-air for connected vehicles or via an on-board diagnostics device for non-connected vehicles, we believe car data is critical to powering the customer journey and maximizing utility and value from the vehicle ownership experience. Leveraging our data aggregation platform, we aim to create the Canoo Digital Ecosystem, an application store that centralizes all vehicle information for customers and provides key tools across Security & Safety, Household Management, Fleet Management, Lifecycle Management and Vehicle Asset Management. Through our software offering, we believe we can provide differentiated value to both commercial customers and consumers by staying connected throughout the vehicle lifecycle, across multiple owners.

Core to our ethos is delivering high quality products while empowering local communities, which drove our decision to build in America and source a majority of our parts from America and allied nations. We believe vertical integration across our manufacturing and assembly process will enable us to achieve start of production with less supply chain risk and provide us better oversight of our vehicle manufacturing. We are building production facilities in states and communities that are investing in high-tech manufacturing alongside us, creating American jobs and driving innovation. We intend to have our battery manufacturing and a mega microfactory in Pryor, Oklahoma as well as a facility in Bentonville, Arkansas. We also plan to move our corporate headquarters to Bentonville.

We have made strategic investments in our technology and products that position us to capture three large and growing markets - commercial and passenger vehicles, upfitting and accessories, and car data. With the rise of on-demand delivery and eCommerce, it is increasingly important to bring electrification to commercial vehicles, which Mordor Intelligence estimated represented a market opportunity of over $715 billion as of 2020. We also have chosen to pursue the most profitable segments of the passenger vehicle market, the SUV and Pickup segments, which IHS estimated to have generated over $115 billion in profits in 2020. In addition to this opportunity in commercial and passenger vehicle markets, due to the modularity and customization of all our vehicles, we believe there is a significant opportunity in upfitting and accessories across the vehicle lifecycle, which the Specialty Equipment Market Association estimated were valued at $24 billion in 2020. Lastly, according to research conducted by McKinsey, the value from car data monetization is expected to generate an over $250 billion market by 2030. Altogether, we estimate our highly strategic total market opportunity could grow to be over $1 trillion.

We continue to innovate and develop every aspect of our business, from our non-traditional business model to our built in America, highly utilitarian vehicles optimized to return capital to our customers. We believe being forward-thinking across these areas has set the foundation for us to develop into a scalable business that is differentiated from our peers across the automotive original equipment manufacturer landscape.

Recent Developments

Refer to Note 16 for information regarding subsequent events.

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results

We believe that our performance and future success depend on several factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below.

Availability of Financing Sources and Commercialization of Our EVs

We expect to derive future revenue from our first vehicle offerings. In order to reach commercialization, we must purchase and integrate related property and equipment, as well as achieve several research and development milestones.

Our capital and operating expenditures have increased significantly in connection with our ongoing activities and we expect they will continue to increase, as we:

•continue to invest in our technology, research and development efforts;

•compensate existing personnel;

•invest in manufacturing capacity, via our owned facilities;

•increase our investment in marketing, advertising, sales and distribution infrastructure for our EVs and services;

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•obtain, maintain and improve our operational, financial and management information systems;

•hire additional personnel;

•commercialize our EVs;

•obtain, maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio; and

•continue to operate as a public company.

We require substantial additional capital to develop our EVs and services and fund our operations for the foreseeable future. We will also require capital to identify and commit resources to investigate new areas of demand. Until we can generate sufficient revenue from vehicle sales, we are financing our operations through access to private and public equity offerings and debt financings. Management believes substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of issuance of the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Macroeconomic Conditions

Current adverse macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, higher interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and the ongoing impacts from COVID-19, could negatively affect our business.

Increased demand for semiconductor chips in 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased demand for consumer electronics that use these chips, resulted in a global shortage of chips in 2021 that has continued into 2022. As a result, our ability to source semiconductor chips used in our vehicles may be adversely affected. This shortage may result in increased chip delivery lead times, delays in the production of our vehicles, and increased costs to source available semiconductor chips.

Although we have made our best estimates based upon current information, actual results could materially differ from the estimates and assumptions developed by management. Accordingly, it is reasonably possible that the estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions, and if so, we may be subject to future impairment losses related to long-lived assets as well as changes to valuations.

Key Components of Statements of Operations

Basis of Presentation

Currently, we conduct business through one operating segment. We are an early stage-growth company with limited commercial activities to date, which are primarily conducted in the United States. For more information about our basis of presentation, refer to Note 2 of the notes to our accompanying financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Research and Development Expenses, excluding Depreciation

Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation consist of salaries, employee benefits and expenses for design and engineering and certain manufacturing personnel, stock-based compensation, as well as materials and supplies used in research and development activities. In addition, research and development expenses include fees for consulting and engineering services from third party vendors.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, excluding Depreciation

The principal components of our selling, general and administrative expenses are salaries, wages, benefits and bonuses paid to our employees; stock-based compensation; travel and other business expenses; and professional services fees including legal, audit and tax services.

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Depreciation Expense

Depreciation is provided on property and equipment over the estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. Upon retirement or disposal, the cost of the asset disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in the loss from operations. No depreciation expense is allocated to research and development, cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

The following table sets forth our historical operating results for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				$ Change		% Change		Nine Months Ended September 30,		$ Change	% Change
(in thousands)	2022		2021						2022	2021
Revenue	$	—	$	—	$	—	NM		—	—	—	NM
Costs and Operating Expenses
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation	—		—		—		NM		—	—	—	NM
Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation	57,063		59,387		(2,324)		(4)	%	255,009	158,033	96,976	61	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation	48,826		45,510		3,316		7	%	159,600	144,072	15,528	11	%
Depreciation	3,449		2,109		1,340		64	%	9,020	6,317	2,703	43	%
Total costs and operating expenses	109,338		107,006		2,332		2	%	423,629	308,422	115,207	37	%
Loss from operations	(109,338)		(107,006)		(2,332)		2	%	(423,629)	(308,422)	(115,207)	37	%
Interest (expense) income	(2,179)		33		(2,212)		NM		(2,189)	79	(2,268)	NM
(Loss) gain on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability	(2,067)		25,764		(27,831)		(108)	%	22,869	101,166	(78,297)	(77)	%
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability	—		—		—		NM		—	(1,639)	1,639	(100)	%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(4,095)		—		(4,095)		NM		(4,095)	—	(4,095)	NM
Other (expense) income, net	(26)		334		(360)		(108)	%	(420)	160	(580)	(363)	%
Loss before income taxes	(117,705)		(80,875)		(36,830)		46	%	(407,464)	(208,656)	(198,808)	95	%
Provision for income taxes	—		—		—		NM		—	—	—	NM
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(117,705)		(80,875)		(36,830)		46	%	(407,464)	(208,656)	(198,808)	95	%

“NM” means not meaningful

Research and Development Expenses, excluding Depreciation

Research and development expenses decreased by $2.3 million, or 4%, to $57.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $59.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in research and development costs such as engineering and design, testing, prototype tooling, and gamma parts of $16.2 million and partially offset by an increase in salary and related benefits expense of $8.5 million and increase in stock-based compensation expense of $2.4 million.

Research and development expenses increased by $97.0 million, or 61%, to $255.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $158.0 million the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases in salary and related benefits expense of $40.6 million, research and development costs such as engineering and design, testing, prototype tooling, and gamma parts of $39.6 million, travel and other business expenses of $4.9 million, and professional fees of $4.0 million.

Salary and related benefits expenses increased $8.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $32.3 million from $23.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021, and to $99.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $58.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases are primarily due to continued investment in personnel and contract employees to drive and reach our research and development goals.

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Travel and other business expenses increased by $4.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $6.2 million from $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to travel related to gamma stage engineering design and development costs.

Professional fees increased by $4.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $6.7 million from $2.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to consulting fees.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, excluding Depreciation

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $3.3 million, to $48.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $45.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases of $2.6 million in information technology ("IT") expenses, $1.2 million in salary and related benefits, $0.9 million in professional fees, and $0.7 million in occupancy costs, partially offset by a decrease of $2.0 million in stock-based compensation expenses. Other factors affecting selling, general and administrative expenses were individually immaterial.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $15.5 million to $159.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $144.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases of $19.3 million in salary and related benefits, $10.6 million in IT expenses, $9.6 million in professional fees, and $3.6 million in occupancy costs, offset by a decrease of $29.6 million in stock-based compensation expenses. Other factors affecting selling, general and administrative expenses were individually immaterial.

Salary and related benefits expenses increased by $1.2 million to $10.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $9.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Salary and related benefits expenses increased by $19.3 million to $38.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $18.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were due primarily to investment in personnel to support our growth and achieve start of production in late 2022.

Professional fees increased by $0.9 million to $16.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $15.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Professional fees increased by $9.6 million to $42.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $32.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were primarily due to activities related to business development, legal fees, and consulting fees.

IT expenses increased by $2.6 million to $6.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $3.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. IT expenses increased by $10.6 million to $16.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were primarily due to increased computer software-related costs including subscriptions and maintenance.

Occupancy fees increased by $0.7 million to $3.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $3.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Occupancy fees increased by $3.6 million to $12.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $9.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were primarily due to increased rent from additional spaced leases that commenced in 2022. Refer to Note 9 for information regarding the Company's lease portfolio.

Stock-based compensation expenses decreased by $2.0 million to $11.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $13.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Stock-based compensation expenses decreased by $29.6 million to $37.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $67.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These decreases were primarily driven by the granting of certain restricted stock awards in the prior period, partially offset by the continued recognition of stock compensation expense related to issuance of awards to employees. See further discussion on stock-based compensation in Note 11 of the notes to our accompanying financial statements. Other factors affecting stock-based compensation expenses were individually immaterial.

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Interest (expense) income

We recognized interest expense of $2.2 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, which was a result of effective interest incurred under the PPA of $0.3 million, as well as the amortization of related debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and debt discount of $0.9 million.

(Loss) Gain on Fair Value Change in Contingent Earnout Shares Liability

We recognized a non-cash loss on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability of $2.1 million and non-cash gain of $22.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, which was a result of the periodic remeasurement of the fair value of our contingent earnout shares liability. A non-cash gain on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability of $25.8 million and $101.2 million was recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

Loss on Fair Value Change of Private Placement Warrants Liability

We recognized a non-cash loss on fair value change of private placement warrants liability of $1.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 which was a result of the periodic remeasurement of the fair value of our private placement warrants liability. All of the private placement warrants were converted to public warrants on March 2, 2021.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

We recognized $4.1 million of extinguishment of debt loss as a result of repayments made to Yorkville of convertible debt through the issuance of shares during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we believe the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operational performance. We use the following non-GAAP measures to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors in assessing our operating performance.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

“EBITDA” is defined as net loss before interest expense, income tax expense or benefit, and depreciation and amortization. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA adjusted for stock-based compensation, changes to the fair value of contingent earnout shares liability, changes to the fair value of warrants liability, and any other one-time non-recurring transaction amounts impacting the statement of operations during the year. Adjusted EBITDA is intended as a supplemental measure of our performance that is neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, when combined with net loss are beneficial to an investor’s complete understanding of our operating performance. We believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with those of comparable companies, which may present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. However, you should be aware that when evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. In addition, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies may not calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in the same fashion.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We manage our business utilizing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental performance measures.

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The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net loss	$	(117,705)	$	(80,875)	$	(407,464)	$	(208,656)
Interest expense (income)	2,179		(33)		2,189		(79)
Provision for income taxes	—		—		—		—
Depreciation	3,449		2,109		9,020		6,317
EBITDA	(112,077)		(78,799)		(396,255)		(202,418)
Adjustments:
Loss (gain) on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability	2,067		(25,764)		(22,869)		(101,166)
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability	—		—		—		1,639
Loss on extinguishment of debt	4,095		—		4,095		—
Other expense (income), net	26		(334)		420		(160)
Stock-based compensation	19,527		19,098		60,980		89,758
Non-cash legal settlement (Note 8)	5,532		—		5,532		—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(80,830)	$	(85,799)	$	(348,097)	$	(212,347)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2022, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $6.8 million, which was primarily invested in money market funds that consist of liquid debt securities issued by the U.S. government. In assessing our liquidity requirements and cash needs, we also consider contractual obligations to which we are a party. Additionally, see discussion related to the operating lease maturity schedule and any new leases entered into in Note 9 of the notes to our accompanying financial statements.

We have incurred and expect to incur, net losses which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2022. Management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity. If and as we raise additional funds by incurring loans or by issuing debt securities or preferred stock, these forms of financing have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of our Common Stock. The availability and the terms under which we are able to raise additional capital could be disadvantageous, and the terms of debt financing or other non-dilutive financing involve restrictive covenants and dilutive financing instruments, which could place significant restrictions on our operations. Macroeconomic conditions and credit markets are also impacting the availability and cost of potential future debt financing. As we raise capital through the issuance of additional equity, such sales and issuance has and will continue to dilute the ownership interests of the existing holders of Common Stock. There can be no assurances that any additional debt, other non-dilutive and/or equity financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all. We expect to continue to incur net losses, comprehensive losses, and negative cash flows from operating activities in accordance with our operating plan as we continue to expand our research and development activities to complete the development of our MPP and EVs, establish our go-to-market model and scale our operations to meet anticipated demand. We expect that both our capital and operating expenditures will increase significantly in connection with our ongoing activities, as we:

•continue to invest in our technology, research and development efforts;

•compensate existing personnel;

•invest in manufacturing capacity, via our owned facilities;

•increase our investment in marketing, advertising, sales and distribution infrastructure for our EVs and services;

•obtain, maintain and improve our operational, financial and management information systems;

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•hire additional personnel;

•commercialize our EVs;

•obtain, maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio; and

•operate as a public company.

As of the date of this report, we believe that our existing cash resources and additional sources of liquidity are not sufficient to support planned operations, which comprise bringing our lifestyle vehicle to the point of production, for the next 12 months. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Cash Flows Summary

Presented below is a summary of our operating, investing and financing cash flows (in thousands):

	For the nine months ended September 30,
Consolidated Cash Flow Statements Data	2022		2021
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(329,863)	$	(180,621)
Net cash used in investing activities	(58,377)		(100,110)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	181,271		(5,377)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Our cash flows from operating activities are significantly affected by the growth of our business primarily related to research and development as well as selling, general, and administrative activities. Our operating cash flow is also affected by our working capital needs to support growth in personnel-related expenditures and fluctuations in accounts payable and other current assets and liabilities.

Net cash used in operating activities was $329.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Our cash outflow from operating activities primarily consist of payments related to our research and development and selling, general and administration expenses. Total expenditure as it relates to research and development excluding depreciation was $255.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, of which $23.4 million related to stock-compensation expenses. We also incurred selling, general and administration expenses of $159.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, of which $37.5 million related to stock-compensation expenses. The expenses include salaries and benefits paid to employees as primarily all salaries and benefits were paid in cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Net cash used in operating activities was $180.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Our cash outflow from operating activities primarily consist of payments related to our research and development and selling, general and administration expenses. Total expenditure as it relates to research and development excluding depreciation was $158.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of which $22.6 million related to stock-compensation expenses. We also incurred selling, general and administration expenses of $144.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of which $67.1 million related to stock-compensation expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The expenses include salaries and benefits paid to employees as primarily all salaries and benefits were paid in cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

We generally expect to experience negative cash flows from investing activities as we expand our business and continue to build our infrastructure. Cash flows from investing activities primarily relate to capital expenditures to support our growth.

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Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $58.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which consisted of $88.8 million related to purchase of property and equipment, primarily purchases of production tooling, machinery, and equipment to support future manufacturing activities, offset by a repayment received in February 2022 totaling $30.4 million from VDL Nedcar.

Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $100.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, which primarily consisted of purchases of production tooling as well as machinery and equipment and prepayment to VDL Nedcar.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $181.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which primarily consisted of proceeds of $89.1 million under the PPA, proceeds of $50.0 million from the issuance of Common Stock under the PIPE closed in May 2022, proceeds of $32.5 million from issuance of Common Stock under SEPA, proceeds of $8.4 million received from VDL Nedcar in February 2022 for the purchase of the shares of Common Stock, and proceeds of $2.5 million from the issuance of Common Stock under the employee stock purchase plan, partially offset by the payment of $1.2 million in offering costs.

Net cash used in financing activities was $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, which was primarily due to a $6.9 million repayment of the Company's PPP loan and $5.3 million in payments for offering costs, offset by proceeds of $6.9 million resulting from the exercise of public warrants.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815, as further described in Note 2. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company concluded that the warrants issued to Walmart and vested as of September 30, 2022 qualify for equity accounting treatment. The equity classified warrants are measured at fair value on its grant date using a Black-Scholes-Merton model, with no fair value re-measurement at each reporting period given equity classification. Refer to Note 13 for information regarding the warrants issued to Walmart.

Except for any updates above, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see the section titled “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” included in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", each included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have not, to date, been exposed to material market risks given our early stage of operations. Upon commencing commercial operations, we may be exposed to material market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our current market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates.

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Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to market risk for changes in interest rates applicable to our cash and cash equivalents. We had cash and cash equivalents totaling $6.8 million as of September 30, 2022. Our cash and cash equivalents were invested primarily in money market funds and are not invested for trading or speculative purposes. However, due to the short-term nature and the low-risk profile of the money market funds, we do not believe a sudden increase or decrease in market interest rates would have a material effect on the fair market value of our portfolio.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Inflationary factors such as increases in material costs (e.g. semiconductor chips) or overhead costs may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating costs upon commencing commercial operations.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Executive Chair and CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2022. We have established and currently maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2022.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a description of any material pending legal proceedings, please see Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as stated below, there have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the risk factors included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K or enumerated below could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

Risks Related to Our Business and Financial Results

Our management has performed an analysis of our ability to continue as a going concern and has identified substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to obtain sufficient additional funding or do not have access to capital, we may be required to terminate or significantly curtail our operations.

Based on their assessment, our management has raised concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity. However, as substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern exists, our ability to finance our operations through the sale and issuance of additional debt or equity securities or through bank or other financing could be impaired and management cannot conclude as of the date of this filing that its plans are probable of being successfully implemented. As of the date of this report, we believe that our existing cash resources and additional sources of liquidity are not sufficient to support planned operations, which comprise bringing our lifestyle vehicle to the point of production, for the next 12 months. Our ability to continue as a going concern will depend on our ability to obtain additional capital.

Our principal sources of liquidity are our unrestricted cash balance in the amount of $6.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and potential proceeds from the Wainwright ATM Program (Note 12). The decision regarding the sale of shares through the Wainwright ATM Program is subject to market conditions, such as trading volume, price of our Common Stock and other factors beyond our control, as well as conditions included in the programs’ governing documents and the timely weekly payment of $1.0 million of Pre-Paid Advances pursuant to the PPA Side Letter. As of November 7, 2022, we had issued an aggregate of 22.1 million shares under the Wainwright ATM Program. There’s no guarantee that we will be able to sell any additional shares and receive any additional proceeds from the Wainwright ATM Program. Therefore, our current sources of financing remain limited.

Additional capital may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and additional equity financing, including shares issued under the Wainwright ATM Program, will further dilute our current stockholders. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt securities or preferred stock, or by incurring additional loans, these forms of financing would have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of our Common Stock. If adequate capital is not available to us in the amounts needed, we could be required to terminate or significantly curtail our operations in which case our investors could lose some or all of their investment.

Outstanding amounts under the PPA will make us more vulnerable to downturns in our financial condition.

As of November 7, 2022, there are $5.0 million of Pre-Paid Advances outstanding under the PPA. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to meet our payments under the PPA, including the timely weekly payment of $1.0 million pursuant to the PPA Side Letter, and if there are any future Pre-Paid Advances and we are unable to offset amounts outstanding under the PPA with the issuance of shares of Common Stock or otherwise pay in cash, we would incur an event of the default under the PPA, in which case, all outstanding amounts would be immediately due and payable and we would also be unable to continue issuing shares under the Wainwright ATM Program. Any debt we owe Yorkville under the PPA or any other debt owed to other parties could make us more vulnerable to a downturn in our operating results or a downturn in economic conditions. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to meet any debt service requirements or we incur an event of default, we could be required to refinance our obligations, or dispose of assets in order to meet debt service requirements.

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Customers who have committed to purchase significant amounts of our vehicles may purchase significantly fewer vehicles than we currently anticipate or none at all. In that case, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Our future success depends on us commencing commercial sales and attracting a large number of customers for our EVs. In the near-term, if we are able to complete the development of our MPP and EVs, we have secured commitments from Walmart, Zeeba and Kingbee to purchase vehicles . Pursuant to EV Fleet Purchase Agreements, such parties agreed to purchase certain specific number of EVs, in each case with an option to purchase additional EVs. Such parties’ purchases are subject to us meeting certain acceptance and performance criteria with respect to EVs. If we are unable to meet such requirements, such parties may terminate the EV Fleet Purchase Agreements or decide to purchase fewer vehicles than expected. Walmart also has the right to terminate the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement for convenience upon at least 30 days’ written notice. Furthermore, these parties may not have the financial resources to purchase vehicles from us. If these parties terminate the EV Fleet Purchase Agreements or purchase less EVs than expected or none at all, we will not realize the revenue that we expect to realize from these agreements.

In addition, the automotive market is highly competitive, and our relationship with Walmart will limit our access to certain customers that could represent substantial business opportunities. Under the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, we granted Walmart exclusivity rights, which restrict our ability to contract with Amazon.com, Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. If due to the exclusivity granted to Walmart, we cannot sell our EVs to these customers, our operations may be adversely impacted. Furthermore, our commercial relationship with Walmart, together with its ownership of our Common Stock as a result of the exercise of the Warrant we issued to Walmart, may deter Walmart’s competitors or other third parties from contracting with us.

As a result of the EV Fleet Purchase Agreements, we will make substantial capital investments and strategic business decisions. If we are unable to maintain our relationships with Walmart, Zeeba or Kingbee or other similar parties, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Securities

The issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of our outstanding warrants will increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.

As of September 30, 2022, there were 23,755,069 public warrants outstanding. In February 2022, we also issued a warrant to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1.0 million shares of Common Stock to VDL Nedcar at exercise prices ranging from $18 to $40 per share. In connection with the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, we issued to Walmart a Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $2.15 per share. The Warrant is vested with respect to 15.3 million shares of Common Stock.

To the extent any of our outstanding warrants are exercised, additional shares of our Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Common Stock and increase the number of shares subject to resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and may make it more difficult for you to sell your shares at a time and price that you deem appropriate.

Substantial blocks of our Common Stock may be sold into the market as a result of the financing instruments we have entered or may enter into, which may cause the price of our Common Stock to decline.

The price of our Common Stock could decline if there are substantial sales of shares of our Common Stock, if there is a large number of shares of our Common Stock available for sale, or if there is the perception that these sales could occur.

We have entered into various equity and financing agreements, under which we have issued, as of November 7, 2022, an aggregate of 67.5 million shares of Common Stock, all of which are expected to be sold in the market. In addition, on July 11, 2022, we issued the Warrant to Walmart to purchase 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, of which 15.3 million shares of Common Stock have vested and may be immediately exercised. Issuances of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the equity and financing agreements that we have entered, and will enter, into will continue to dilute the percentage ownership of our stockholders and may dilute the per share projected earnings (if any) or book value of our Common Stock. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market or other issuances of shares of our Common Stock, or the perception that these sales or issuances could occur, could cause the market price of

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our Common Stock to decline and may make it more difficult for you to sell your shares at a time and price that you deem appropriate.

The actual number of shares of Common Stock we will issue pursuant to the Wainwright ATM Program, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

Subject to certain conditions and compliance with applicable law, we will issue, or continue to issue, as applicable, shares of our Common Stock from time to time in the market under the Wainwright ATM Program. It is not possible at this stage to predict the total number of shares of Common Stock that will be ultimately issued pursuant to these programs.

General Risk Factors

For the second quarter of 2022, we have re-qualified as a “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Securities Act. The reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

Based on the aggregate worldwide market value of voting and non-voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2022, we re-qualified as a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and for so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies. These exemptions include, among others:

•being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;

•being permitted to omit quantitative and qualitative disclosures of market risk; and

•not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

These scaled disclosures may make comparison of our disclosures with another public company, which is not a smaller reporting company, difficult because of the differences in the extent of such disclosure. We cannot predict whether investors will find our Common Stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Common Stock less attractive as a result, we could experience greater difficulty raising equity capital, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Stock, and our stock price may be more volatile.    

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 2,033,864 shares of Common Stock to a former employee of the Company in connection with the settlement of a confidential arbitration. For more information, see Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The issuance of these shares was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold other equity securities not registered under the Securities Act, as has been previously disclosed in Current Reports on Form 8-K.

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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The table below provides information with respect to recent repurchases of unvested shares of our Common Stock:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)	Average Price  Paid per Share		Total Number of  Shares Purchased as  part of Publicly  Announced Plans or  Programs	Maximum Number  of Shares that May  Yet Be Purchased  Under the Plans or  Programs
July 1 - July 31, 2022	51,680	$	0.01	—	—
August 1 - August 31, 2022	45,290	$	0.02	—	—
September 1 - September 30, 2022	79,668	$	0.02	—	—

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(1)Certain of our shares of Common Stock held by employees and service providers are subject to vesting. Unvested shares are subject to a right of repurchase by us in the event the holder of such shares is no longer employed by or providing services for us. All shares in the above table were shares repurchased as a result of our exercising this right and not pursuant to a publicly announced plan or program.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated December 21, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2020).
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated December 21, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2020).
4.1	Warrant Issuance Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2022, by and between Canoo Inc. and Walmart Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 13, 2022).
4.2	Warrant dated July 11, 2022, issued by the Canoo Inc. to Walmart, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 13, 2022).
10.1†	Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2022, by and between Canoo Inc. and Walmart Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2022).
10.2	Pre-Paid Advance Agreement, dated July 20, 2022, by and between Canoo Inc. and YA II PN, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 21, 2022).
10.3	Side Letter to Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated July 20, 2022, by and between Canoo Inc. and YA PN, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 21, 2022).
10.4	Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 8, 2022, among Canoo Inc. and Evercore Group L.L.C. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022).
10.5	Side Letter to Equity Distribution Agreement, among Canoo Inc. and Evercore Group L.L.C. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, dated August 8, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022).
31.1*	Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*	Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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†    Certain confidential portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause the Company competitive harm if publicly disclosed. The Company agrees to furnish an unredacted copy to the SEC upon request.

*      Filed herewith.

**     The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized.

Date: November 9, 2022

CANOO INC.
By:	/s/ Tony Aquila
Name:	Tony Aquila
Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of the Board
	(Principal Executive Officer)
By:	/s/ Ramesh Murthy
Name:	Ramesh Murthy
Title:	Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Tony Aquila, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Canoo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “registrant”);

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2022	By:	/s/ Tony Aquila
		Tony Aquila
		Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Ramesh Murthy, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Canoo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “registrant”);

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2022	By:	/s/ Ramesh Murthy
		Ramesh Murthy
		Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Canoo Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 9, 2022	By:	/s/ Tony Aquila
		Tony Aquila
		Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Canoo Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 9, 2022	By:	/s/ Ramesh Murthy
		Ramesh Murthy
		Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

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Cover Page - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Nov. 03, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-38824
Entity Registrant Name	CANOO INC
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-1476189
Entity Address, Address Line One	19951 Mariner Avenue
Entity Address, City or Town	Torrance
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	90503
City Area Code	424
Local Phone Number	271-2144
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		324,500,887
Entity Central Index Key	0001750153
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	GOEV
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrant
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	GOEVW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,815	$ 224,721
Restricted cash, current	4,208	2,771
Inventory	1,282	0
Prepaids and other current assets	28,107	63,814
Total current assets	40,412	291,306
Property and equipment, net	301,974	202,314
Restricted cash, non-current	9,500	0
Operating lease right-of-use assets	28,469	14,228
Deferred asset - Walmart warrants	50,175	0
Other assets	14,256	15,226
Total assets	444,786	523,074
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	96,576	52,267
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	74,118	83,925
Convertible debt, current	12,500	0
Total current liabilities	183,194	136,192
Contingent earnout shares liability	6,188	29,057
Operating lease liabilities	27,533	13,826
Total liabilities	216,915	179,075
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000 authorized; 299,868 and 238,578 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	29	24
Additional paid-in capital	1,327,435	1,036,104
Accumulated deficit	(1,099,593)	(692,129)
Total stockholders’ equity	227,871	343,999
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 444,786	$ 523,074

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	299,868,000	238,578,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	299,868,000	238,578,000

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Costs and Operating Expenses
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation	0	0	0	0
Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation	57,063	59,387	255,009	158,033
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation	48,826	45,510	159,600	144,072
Depreciation	3,449	2,109	9,020	6,317
Total costs and operating expenses	109,338	107,006	423,629	308,422
Loss from operations	(109,338)	(107,006)	(423,629)	(308,422)
Other (expense) income
Interest (expense) income	(2,179)	33	(2,189)	79
(Loss) gain on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability	(2,067)	25,764	22,869	101,166
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability	0	0	0	(1,639)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(4,095)	0	(4,095)	0
Other (expense) income, net	(26)	334	(420)	160
Loss before income taxes	(117,705)	(80,875)	(407,464)	(208,656)
Provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(117,705)	(80,875)	(407,464)	(208,656)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$ (117,705)	$ (80,875)	$ (407,464)	$ (208,656)
Per Share Data:
Net loss per share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.43)	$ (0.35)	$ (1.62)	$ (0.92)
Net loss per share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.43)	$ (0.35)	$ (1.62)	$ (0.92)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	275,455	228,477	250,783	226,747
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	275,455	228,477	250,783	226,747

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholder's Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Standby equity purchase agreement	PIPE	Pre-Paid Advance Agreement	Legal Settlement	VDL Nedcar	Walmart Inc	Common stock	Common stock Standby equity purchase agreement	Common stock PIPE	Common stock Pre-Paid Advance Agreement	Common stock Legal Settlement	Common stock VDL Nedcar	Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital Standby equity purchase agreement	Additional paid-in capital PIPE	Additional paid-in capital Pre-Paid Advance Agreement	Additional paid-in capital Legal Settlement	Additional paid-in capital VDL Nedcar	Additional paid-in capital Walmart Inc	Accumulated deficit
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020								235,753
Balance as of beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 565,242							$ 24						$ 910,579							$ (345,361)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants (in shares)								597
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants	6,867													6,867
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures (shares)								(118)
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(2)													(2)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested (in shares)								1,230
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	0
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options (in shares)								37
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	0																				0
Stock-based compensation	45,146													45,146
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants	8,252													8,252
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(15,227)																				(15,227)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(15,227)																				(15,227)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021								237,499
Balance as of end of period at Mar. 31, 2021	610,278							$ 24						970,842							(360,588)
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020								235,753
Balance as of beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	565,242							$ 24						910,579							(345,361)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants	8,252
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(208,656)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(208,656)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021								237,603
Balance as of end of period at Sep. 30, 2021	461,468							$ 24						1,015,461							(554,017)
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021								237,499
Balance as of beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2021	610,278							$ 24						970,842							(360,588)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures (shares)								(56)
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(2)													(2)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested (in shares)								114
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	0
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options (in shares)								6
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	0																				0
Stock-based compensation	25,514													25,514
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(112,554)																				(112,554)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(112,554)																				(112,554)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021								237,563
Balance as of end of period at Jun. 30, 2021	523,236							$ 24						996,354							(473,142)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants (in shares)								1
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants	12													12
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures (shares)								(391)
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(3)													(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested (in shares)								418
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	0
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options (in shares)								12
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	0																				0
Stock-based compensation	19,098													19,098
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(80,875)																				(80,875)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(80,875)																				(80,875)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021								237,603
Balance as of end of period at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 461,468							$ 24						1,015,461							(554,017)
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	238,578
Balance as of beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 343,999							$ 24						1,036,104							(692,129)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures (shares)								(296)
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(3)													(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested (in shares)								584
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	0
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options (in shares)								20
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	0
Purchase of shares by VDL Nedcar (in shares)													972
Purchase of shares and warrants by VDL Nedcar						$ 8,400													$ 8,400
Stock-based compensation	20,680													20,680
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(125,367)																				(125,367)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$ (125,367)																				(125,367)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022	239,858
Balance as of end of period at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 247,709							$ 24						1,065,181							(817,496)
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	238,578
Balance as of beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 343,999							24						1,036,104							(692,129)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants	0
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(407,464)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$ (407,464)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022	299,868
Balance as of end of period at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 227,871							29						1,327,435							(1,099,593)
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022	239,858
Balance as of beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 247,709							$ 24						1,065,181							(817,496)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures (shares)								(175)
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(3)													(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested (in shares)								1,017
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	0
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE, PPA and Legal Settlement (in shares)									14,236	13,699	27,015	2,034
Issuance of shares		$ 33,083	$ 50,000	$ 81,909	$ 5,532				$ 1	$ 1	$ 3				$ 33,082	$ 49,999	$ 81,906	$ 5,532
Recognition of vested Walmart warrants							$ 50,175													$ 50,175
Offering costs for the issuance of shares	(1,233)													(1,233)
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options (in shares)								7
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	$ 0
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	254
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan	$ 1,175													1,175
Stock-based compensation	20,773													20,773
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(164,392)																				(164,392)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$ (164,392)																				(164,392)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022	268,896
Balance as of end of period at Jun. 30, 2022	$ 188,345							$ 26						1,170,207							(981,888)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures (shares)								(176)
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures	(3)													(3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested (in shares)								1,245
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested	0
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options (in shares)								24
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options	0
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)								830
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan	1,324													1,324
Stock-based compensation	19,527													19,527							0
Net loss and comprehensive loss	(117,705)																				(117,705)
Net loss and comprehensive loss	$ (117,705)																				(117,705)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022	299,868
Balance as of end of period at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 227,871							$ 29						$ 1,327,435							$ (1,099,593)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (117,705)	$ (80,875)	$ (407,464)	$ (208,656)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	3,449	2,109	9,020	6,317
Non-cash operating lease expense			1,515	774
Non-cash commitment fee under SEPA			582	0
Non-cash legal settlement			5,532	0
Stock-based compensation expense			60,980	89,758
Gain on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability	(2,067)	25,764	22,869	101,166
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability	0	0	0	1,639
Loss on extinguishment of debt	4,095	0	4,095	0
Non-cash debt discount			900	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest expense			1,316	0
Inventory			(1,282)	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			4,037	(8,915)
Other assets			970	(939)
Accounts payable & accrued expenses and other current liabilities			12,805	40,567
Net cash used in operating activities			(329,863)	(180,621)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(88,817)	(73,976)
Prepayment to VDL Nedcar			0	(26,134)
Return of prepayment from VDL Nedcar			30,440	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(58,377)	(100,110)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants			0	6,879
Repurchase of unvested shares			(9)	(7)
Payment of offering costs			(1,219)	(5,306)
Repayment of PPP loan			0	(6,943)
Proceeds from the purchase of shares and warrants by VDL Nedcar			8,400	0
Proceeds from issuance of shares under SEPA agreement			32,500	0
Proceeds from issuance of shares under PIPE			50,000	0
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan			2,499	0
Proceeds from PPA			89,100	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			181,271	(5,377)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(206,969)	(286,108)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period			227,492	702,422
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	20,523	416,314	20,523	416,314
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	6,815	414,904	6,815	414,904
Restricted cash, current at end of period	4,208	1,410	4,208	1,410
Restricted cash, non-current at end of period	9,500	0	9,500	0
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 20,523	$ 416,314	20,523	416,314
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment included in current liabilities			72,375	46,774
Offering costs included in current liabilities			1,189	8,001
Recognition of operating lease right-of-use asset			15,757	2,362
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants			0	8,252
Issuance of shares for extinguishment of convertible debt under PPA agreement			81,909	0
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest			$ 0	$ 60

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Organization and Business	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Business	Organization and BusinessCanoo Inc. (“Canoo” or the “Company”) is a mobility technology company with a mission to bring electric vehicles ("EVs") to everyone. We have developed a breakthrough EV platform that we believe will enable us to rapidly innovate, and bring new products addressing multiple use cases to market faster than our competition and at a lower cost.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, certain notes or other information that are normally required by GAAP have been omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 (“Annual Report on Form 10-K”). Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. In the opinion of management, the Company has made all adjustments necessary to present fairly its condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s comprehensive loss is the same as its net loss.

Except for any updates below, no material changes have occurred with respect to the Company’s significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity are its unrestricted cash balance and its access to capital under the Wainwright ATM Program (as defined below). The Company has incurred losses since inception and had negative cash flow from operating activities of $329.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company expects to continue to incur net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities in accordance with its operating plan and expects that both capital and operating expenditures will increase significantly in connection with its ongoing activities. As previously disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K, management planned to raise additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing and to the extent unsuccessful at doing so, management had the intent and ability to use its discretion to delay, scale back, or abandon future expenditures. As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, management has not taken actions to delay, scale back, or abandon future expenditures. However, management’s actions to preserve an adequate level of liquidity for a period of twelve months from the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q are not sufficient on their own without obtaining access to additional liquidity to mitigate the conditions raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

As an early-stage growth company, the Company’s ability to access capital is critical. Although management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity, management cannot conclude as of the date of this filing that its plans are probable of being successfully implemented. The condensed consolidated interim financial information does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We believe substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of issuance of our financial statements.

Macroeconomic Conditions

Current adverse macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, higher interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and the ongoing impacts from COVID-19, could negatively affect our business.

Ultimately, the Company cannot predict the impact of current or worsening macroeconomic conditions or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and to optimize and evolve its business as appropriate. To do this, the Company is working on projecting demand and infrastructure requirements and deploying its workforce and other resources accordingly.

Property and Equipment, net

Construction-in-progress is stated at historical cost and is transferred to its respective depreciable asset class once the underlying asset is ready for its intended use. Depreciation of construction-in-progress begins only once placed into service, over the estimated useful life on a straight-line basis. Useful life determination requires significant judgment.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. Fair value represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses the following hierarchy in measuring the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, focusing on the most observable inputs when available:

•Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

•Level 3 Valuations are based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the assets or liabilities. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as required by ASC 820, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	6,188	$	—	$	—	$	6,188

    

	December 31, 2021
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	29,057	$	—	$	—	$	29,057

The Company's financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term debt, accounts payable, and other current liabilities and are reflected in the financial statements at cost. Cost approximates fair value for these items due to their short-term nature.

Earnout Shares Liability

The Company has a contingent obligation to issue 15.0 million shares of Common Stock to certain stockholders and employees upon the achievement of certain market share price milestones within specified periods (the “Earnout Shares”). Upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or liquidation, any unissued Earnout Shares would be fully issued regardless of whether the share price target has been met.

The Earnout Shares are accounted for as a contingent liability and its fair value is determined using Level 3 inputs, since estimating the fair value of this contingent liability requires the use of significant and subjective inputs that may and are likely to change over the duration of the liability with related changes in internal and external market factors. The tranches were valued using the Monte Carlo simulation of the stock prices based on historical and implied market volatility of the Company.

Following is a summary of the change in fair value of contingent earnout shares liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands).

Beginning fair value at December 31, 2021	$	29,057
Change in fair value during the period	(22,869)
Ending fair value at September 30, 2022	$	6,188

Convertible Debt

The Company accounts for convertible debt that does not meet the criteria for equity treatment in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. Accordingly, the Company elected to classify the convertible debt as a liability at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company classifies convertible debt based on the re-payment terms and conditions. Any discounts on the convertible debt and costs incurred upon issuance of the convertible debt are amortized to interest expense over the terms of the related convertible debt. Convertible debt is also analyzed for the existence of embedded derivatives, which may require bifurcation from the convertible debt and separate accounting treatment. Refer to Note 7 for information regarding convertible debt.

Warrants

The Company determines the accounting classification of warrants it issues as either liability or equity classified by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480-10, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity ("ASC 480"), then in accordance with ASC 815-40 ("ASC 815"), Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate the Company to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, or warrants that must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet liability classification under ASC 480, the Company assesses the requirements under ASC 815, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature. If the warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815, and in order to conclude equity classification, the Company also assesses whether the warrants are indexed to its common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815 or other applicable GAAP. After all relevant assessments, the Company concludes whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants require fair value accounting at issuance and subsequent to initial issuance with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of operations. Equity classified warrants only require fair value accounting at issuance with no changes recognized subsequent to the issuance date. Refer to Note 13 for information regarding the warrants issued to Walmart Inc. ("Walmart").

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), in the form of ASUs, to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification.

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have immaterial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance, which amends the guidance on accounting for government assistance and requires business entities to disclose information about certain government assistance they receive. The disclosures include information around the nature of the assistance, the related accounting policies used to account for government assistance, the effect of government assistance on the entity’s financial statements, and any significant terms and conditions of the agreements, including commitments and contingencies. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and only impacts annual financial statement footnote disclosures. The Company adopted the new standard during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and the impact of any government assistance transactions within the scope of this standard will be included within our annual financial statement footnote disclosures for year ended December 31, 2022.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities—Supplier Finance Programs (Topic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations, which adds certain disclosure requirements for a buyer in a supplier finance program. The amendments require that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose sufficient information about the program to allow a user of financial statements to understand the program’s nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude. The amendments are expected to improve financial reporting by requiring new disclosures about the programs, thereby allowing financial statement users to better consider the effect of the programs on an entity’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis, including interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose rollforward information, which is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the provisions of this new pronouncement and evaluating any material impact that this guidance may have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Prepaids and other current assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Prepaids and other current assets

Prepaids and other current assets

Prepaids and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Receivable from VDL Nedcar	$	—	$	30,440
Deferred battery supplier cost	18,300		18,300
Short term deposits	2,977		7,030
Prepaid expense	6,021		4,865
Other current assets	809		3,179
Prepaids and other current assets	$	28,107	$	63,814

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Property and Equipment, net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, net

Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Tooling, machinery, and equipment	31,309		18,040
Computer hardware	8,643		6,161
Computer software	9,053		7,837
Vehicles	295		267
Furniture and fixtures	742		742
Leasehold improvements	14,956		14,939
Construction-in-progress	267,830		176,162
	332,828		224,148
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(30,854)		(21,834)
Property and equipment, net	$	301,974	$	202,314

Construction-in-progress is primarily related to the development of manufacturing lines as well as equipment and tooling necessary in the production of the Company’s vehicles. Completed tooling assets are transferred to their respective asset classes and depreciation begins when an asset is ready for its intended use.

Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $3.4 million and $9.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $2.1 million and $6.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accrued property and equipment purchases	$	26,331	$	34,375
Accrued research and development costs	23,398		23,994
Accrued professional fees	14,174		9,239
Accrued battery supplier costs	—		10,000
Other accrued expenses	10,215		6,317
Total accrued expenses	$	74,118	$	83,925

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Convertible Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Convertible Debt

Convertible Debt

Yorkville PPA

On July 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Pre-Paid Advance Agreement (the "PPA") with YA II PN, Ltd. ("Yorkville") pursuant to which the Company could request advances of up to $50.0 million in cash from Yorkville, with an aggregate limit of $300.0 million (the "Pre-Paid Advance"). Amounts outstanding under Pre-Paid Advances could be offset by the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Yorkville at a price per share calculated pursuant to the PPA as the lower of 120% of the daily volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the date a Pre-Paid Advance was made (“Fixed Price”) or 95% of the VWAP on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the conversion date, which in no event would be less than $1.00 per share (“Floor Price”). The issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the PPA is subject to certain limitations, including that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the PPA (including the aggregation with the issuance of shares of Common Stock under Standby Equity Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company with Yorkville on May 10, 2022 (the “SEPA”), which was terminated effective August 26, 2022) cannot exceed 19.9% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock as of May 10, 2022 ("Exchange Cap"). Interest accrues on the outstanding balance of any Pre-Paid Advance at an annual rate

equal to 5%, subject to an increase to 15% upon events of default described in the PPA. Each Pre-Paid Advance has a maturity date of 15 months from the Pre-Paid Advance Date. Yorkville is not entitled to participate in any earnings distributions until a Pre-Paid Advance is offset with shares of Common Stock.

On July 22, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $49.5 million on account of the first Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. On August 26, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $39.6 million on account of the second Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville include a 1% discount of the Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. As of September 6, 2022, the first Pre-Paid Advance was fully paid off through the issuance of 15.1 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville. As of September 30, 2022, 11.9 million shares of Common Stock has been issued to Yorkville under the second Pre-Paid Advance, with a remaining principal balance of $12.5 million presented as convertible debt, current within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. The Company is required to pay the balance of the Pre-Paid Advance by making weekly payments of $1.0 million pursuant to a Side Letter to the PPA dated October 5, 2022 (the "PPA Side Letter"). Interest expense incurred under the PPA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $2.2 million, which was a result of effective interest incurred under the PPA of $0.3 million, as well as the amortization of related debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and debt discount of $0.9 million. As of September 30, 2022, total remaining shares of Common Stock issuable under the Exchange Cap was 7.5 million.

Other than the balance to be paid pursuant to the PPA Side Letter, the PPA provides that in respect of any Pre-Paid Advance, if the VWAP of shares of Common Stock is less than the Floor Price for at least five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days or the Company has issued substantially all of the shares of Common Stock available under the Exchange Cap, then the Company is required to make monthly cash payments of amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance beginning on the 10th calendar day and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month until the entire amount of such Pre-Paid Advance balance has been paid or until the payment obligation ceases. Pursuant to the PPA, the monthly payment obligation ceases if the Exchange Cap no longer applies and the VWAP is greater than the Floor Price for a period of five consecutive trading days, unless a subsequent triggering date occurs.

The Company, at its option, has the right, but not the obligation, to repay early in cash a portion or all amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance, provided that the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Price during a period of three consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date on which the Company delivers a notice to Yorkville of its intent and such notice is delivered at least 10 trading days prior to the date on which the Company will make such payment. If elected, the early repayment amount is to include a 3% redemption premium (“Redemption Premium”). If any Pre-Paid Advances are outstanding and any event of default has occurred, the full amount outstanding under the Pre-Paid Advances plus the Redemption Premium, together with interest and other amounts owed in respect thereof, will become, at Yorkville’s election, immediately due and payable in cash.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Refer to Note 9 for information regarding operating lease commitments.

In connection with the commencement of the Company's Bentonville, Arkansas lease in February 2022, the Company issued a standby letter of credit of $9.5 million which is included in restricted cash, non-current within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. The letter of credit has a five year term and will not be drawn upon unless the Company fails to make its payments.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these claims, lawsuits and other proceedings may involve highly complex issues that are subject to substantial uncertainties, and could result in damages, fines, penalties, non-monetary sanctions or relief.

On April 2, 2021 and April 9, 2021, the Company was named as a defendant in putative class action complaints filed in California on behalf of individuals who purchased or acquired shares of the Company’s stock during a specified period. Through the complaint, plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, compensatory damages. The Company has filed a pending motion to dismiss the complaints. The final determinations of liability arising from these litigation matters will only be made following comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

On June 25, 2021, the Company was named as a nominal defendant in a stockholder derivative complaint filed in Delaware. Through the stockholder derivative complaint, the plaintiff asserted claims against certain of the Company’s

current and former officers and directors and seeking, among other things, damages. On September 7, 2022, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the stockholder derivative complaint, dismissed the plaintiff’s claims without prejudice, and closed the case.

On April 29, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement advised that it has opened an investigation related to, among other things, HCAC’s initial public offering, HCAC’s merger with the Company and the concurrent private investment in public equity offering, historical movements in the Company, the Company’s operations, business model, revenues, revenue strategy, customer agreements, earnings, and other related topics, along with the recent departures of certain of the Company’s officers. The SEC has informed the Company that its current investigation is a fact-finding inquiry. The SEC has also informed the Company that the investigation does not indicate that it has concluded that anyone has violated the law, and does not indicate that it has a negative opinion of any person, entity or security. We are providing the requested information and cooperating fully with the SEC investigation.

In March 2022, the Company received demand letters on behalf of shareholders of the Company identifying purchases and sales of the Company’s securities within a period of less than six months by DD Global Holdings Ltd. (“DDG”) that resulted in profits in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. On May 9, 2022, the Company brought an action against DDG in the Southern District of New York seeking the disgorgement of the Section 16(b) profits obtained by DDG from such purchases and sales. In the action, the Company seeks to recover an estimated $61.1 million of Section 16(b) profits. In September 2022, the Company filed an amended complaint and a motion to dismiss by DDG is fully briefed and pending.

The Company was the respondent in a confidential arbitration initiated by a former employee of the Company concerning a dispute over issued shares of Common Stock. The arbitration demand alleged claims for conversion and violations of various California statutory provisions. The Company filed counterclaims against the former employee for breach of contract and declaratory judgment. The parties entered into a confidential settlement whereby the Company, without admitting wrongdoing, liability or unlawful conduct, released the shares of Common Stock that were in dispute and issued 2,033,864 additional shares of the Common Stock for full and final settlement of the claim.

At this time, the Company does not consider any such claims, lawsuits or proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, including the matters referenced above, to be material to the Company’s business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on its future operating results, financial condition or cash flows should such proceedings be resolved unfavorably.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, investors, directors, officers, employees and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company’s breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third-parties. These indemnifications may survive termination of the underlying agreement and the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. The Company provided indemnifications to certain of its officers and employees with respect to claims filed by a former employee.

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Operating Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Leases

Operating LeasesArkansas Facility Lease

During the first quarter of 2022, the Company entered into a real estate lease for its industrialization facility in Bentonville, Arkansas ("Bentonville lease"). The original lease term is 10 years and commenced on February 1, 2022.

The Bentonville lease contains an option to extend the term for 10 years and is classified as an operating lease. At the inception of the lease, it was not reasonably certain we would exercise any of the options to extend the term of the leases.

The rent payments made by the Company under the Bentonville lease are expensed on a straight-line basis in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Michigan Lease

On October 20, 2021, the Company entered into a real estate lease for office space ("Michigan office lease") and research and development space ("Michigan R&D lease") located in Auburn Hills, Michigan (collectively the “Michigan lease”). The Michigan R&D lease commenced on August 25, 2022 once the Company gained control of the underlying asset. The Michigan R&D lease expires January 31, 2033 and is classified as an operating lease. As of September 30, 2022, the Company does not have control of the office space and therefore, the Michigan office lease has not commenced. The total minimum lease payments over the Michigan office lease is $8.9 million. Upon the execution of the lease agreement, the Company provided the landlord with a standby letter of credit of $1.1 million, which was included in restricted cash, current on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Michigan lease contains one option to extend the term for an additional five-year period. At the inception of the lease, it was not reasonably certain we would exercise the option to extend the term of the lease. The rent payments made by the Company under the Michigan lease are expensed on a straight-line basis in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Lease Portfolio

The Company used judgment in determining an appropriate incremental borrowing rate to calculate the operating

lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability. The weighted average discount rate used was 6.96%. As of September 30, 2022, the remaining operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability were approximately $28.5 million and $29.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability were approximately $14.2 million and $14.6 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $1.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of the lease liability was determined to be short term and was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Related party lease expense related to these leases were $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Related party lease expense related to these leases were $0.1 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

The weighted average remaining lease term at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 9.7 years and 10.7 years, respectively.

Maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Lease
2022 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2022)	$	866
2023	3,831
2024	3,985
2025	4,114
2026	3,937
Thereafter	24,401
Total lease payments	41,134
Less: imputed interest(1)	11,840
Present value of operating lease liabilities	29,294
Current portion of operating lease liabilities(2)	1,761
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	27,533

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(1)Calculated using the incremental borrowing rate

(2)Included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities line item on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party TransactionsOn November 25, 2020, Legacy Canoo entered into an agreement, which remains in effect, with Tony Aquila, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, to reimburse Mr. Aquila for certain air travel

expenses based on certain agreed upon criteria (“aircraft reimbursement”). The total aircraft reimbursement to Mr. Aquila for the use of an aircraft owned by Aquila Family Ventures, LLC (“AFV"), an entity controlled by Mr. Aquila, for the purposes related to the business of the Company was less than $0.1 million and approximately $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The reimbursement was approximately $0.5 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. In addition, certain AFV staff provided the Company with shared services support in its Justin, Texas corporate office facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company paid AFV approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for these services. There were no payments made to AFV for these services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into Common Stock Subscription Agreement providing for the purchase of an aggregate of 13.7 million shares of Common Stock at a price of $3.65 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million (the "PIPE"). The purchasers of the shares are special purpose vehicles managed by entities affiliated with Mr. Tony Aquila, the Company’s Executive Chairman and CEO. The closing of the PIPE occurred on May 20, 2022.

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Stock-based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based Compensation

Restricted Stock Units

Under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, employees are compensated through various forms of equity, including restricted stock unit awards (“RSU”). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 2,011,240 and 13,754,492 RSUs were granted subject to time-based vesting, respectively.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

Performance stock unit awards (“PSU”) represent the right to receive a share of Common Stock if service, performance, and market conditions, or a combination thereof, are met over a defined period. PSUs that contain a market condition, such as stock price milestones, are subject to a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the grant date fair value by simulating a range of possible future stock prices for the Company over the performance period. The grant date fair value of the market condition PSUs is recognized as compensation expense over the greater of the Monte Carlo simulation model’s derived service period and the arrangement’s explicit service period, assuming both conditions must be met.

PSUs subject to performance conditions, such as operational milestones, are measured on the grant date, the total fair value of which is calculated as the product of the number of PSUs and the grant date stock price. Compensation expense for PSUs with a performance condition is recorded each period based upon a probability assessment of the expected outcome of the performance metric with a final adjustment upon measurement at the end of the performance period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 52,606 and 4,298,458 PSUs were granted to Company employees, respectively, with a total grant date fair value of approximately $0.1 million and $13.9 million, respectively. The PSUs vest based on the Company's achievement of certain specified operational milestones by various dates through December 2025. As of the grant date, the Company's analysis determined that these operational milestone

events are probable of achievement and as such, compensation expense of $3.0 million and $4.6 million has been recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

No PSUs were granted to the CEO during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The compensation expense recognized for previously awarded PSUs to the CEO was $4.4 million and $13.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by line item for the three and nine months ended period presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Research and development	$	8.2	$	5.8	$	23.4	$	22.6
Selling, general and administrative	11.3		13.3		37.5		67.1
Total	$	19.5	$	19.1	$	60.9	$	89.7

The Company’s total unrecognized compensation cost as of September 30, 2022, was $86.8 million.

2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”) was adopted by the board of directors on September 18, 2020, approved by the stockholders on December 18, 2020, and became effective on December 21, 2020 with the Business Combination. On December 21, 2020, the board of directors delegated its authority to administer the 2020 ESPP to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to implement successive three-month purchase periods, with the first offering period commencing on grant date January 3, 2022 and a purchase date of April 1, 2022. The 2020 ESPP provides participating employees with the opportunity to purchase up to a maximum number of shares of Common Stock of 4,034,783, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on January 1st of each year for a period of ten years, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, and (ii) 8,069,566 shares of Common Stock.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, total employee withholding contributions for the 2020 ESPP was $0.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which is included in restricted cash, current, within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. Approximately $0.2 million and $1.1 million of stock-based compensation expense was recognized for the 2020 ESPP during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

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Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

Yorkville SEPA

On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into the SEPA with Yorkville. Pursuant to the SEPA, the Company could sell to Yorkville up to $250.0 million of its shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s request any time during the 36 months following the execution of the SEPA. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we issued none and 14.2 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville, respectively, for cash proceeds of $32.5 million with a portion of the shares issued as non-cash stock purchase discount under the SEPA. Effective August 26, 2022, the Company terminated the SEPA. At the time of termination, there were no outstanding borrowings, advance notices, shares of Common Stock to be issued or fees due under the SEPA.

Wainwright At-The-Market Offering Program

On August 8, 2022, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (as supplemented by side letters entered into on August 8, 2022 and on October 5, 2022, the “Wainwright Sales Agreement”) with Evercore Group L.L.C. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (collectively, the "agents"), to sell shares of Common Stock having an aggregate sales price of up to $200.0 million, from time to time, through an “at-the-market offering” program under which the agents act as sales agents (the “Wainwright ATM Program”). The sales are made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is

not obligated to sell any shares of Common Stock under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend solicitation and offers thereunder. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not sold shares of Common Stock under the Wainwright ATM Program. See Note 16 for shares sold after September 30, 2022.

Other Issuances of Equity

Refer to Notes 10 and 13 for information regarding the PIPE, VDL Nedcar (as defined below) and Walmart warrants, as applicable.

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Warrants

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Warrants

Warrants

Public Warrants

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had 23,755,069 public warrants outstanding. Each public warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The public warrants will expire on December 21, 2025, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

On March 2, 2021, all of the private placement warrants were converted to public warrants. There were no public warrants exercised for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

VDL Nedcar Warrants

In February 2022, the Company and a company related to VDL Nedcar entered into an investment agreement, under which the VDL Nedcar-related company agreed to purchase shares of Common Stock for an aggregate value of $8.4 million, at the market price of Common Stock as of December 14, 2021. As a result, the Company issued 972,222 shares of Common Stock upon execution of the agreement. The Company also issued a warrant to purchase an aggregate 972,222 shares of Common Stock to VDL Nedcar at exercise prices ranging from $18 to $40 per share, which are classified as equity. The exercise period is from November 1, 2022, to November 1, 2025 ("Exercise Period"). The warrant can be exercised in whole or in part during the Exercise Period but can only be exercised in three equal tranches and after the stock price per Common Stock has reached at least the relevant exercise price. The $8.4 million received from VDL Nedcar is included as a financing cash inflow in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The shares of Common Stock issued to VDL Nedcar are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Walmart Warrants

On July 11, 2022, Canoo Sales, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement") with Walmart. Pursuant to the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Walmart agreed to purchase at least 4,500 EVs, with an option to purchase up to an additional 5,500 EVs, for an agreed upon capped price per unit determined based on the EV model. The Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement (excluding any work order or purchase order as a part thereof) has a five-year term, unless earlier terminated.

In connection with the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Warrant Issuance Agreement with Walmart pursuant to which the Company issued to Walmart a Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $2.15 per share, which represented approximately 20% ownership in the Company on a fully diluted basis as of the issuance date. The Warrant has a term of 10 years and is vested with respect to 15.3 million shares of Common Stock. Thereafter, subject to stockholder approval, as applicable, the Warrant will vest quarterly in amounts proportionate with the net revenue realized by the Company from transactions with Walmart or its affiliates under the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement or enabled by any other agreement between the Company and Walmart, and any net revenue attributable to any products or services offered by Walmart or its affiliates related to the Company, until such net revenue equals $300.0 million, at which time the Warrant will have vested fully. Of the aggregate 61.2 million shares of Common Stock issuable to Walmart, 7.3 million shares of Common Stock are subject to stockholder approval. In the event that stockholder approval is not obtained, in lieu of any shares which would have been issued to Walmart on account of the Warrant, the Company is required to pay to Walmart an amount in cash calculated pursuant to the Warrant.

Since the counterparty is also a customer, the issuance of the Warrant was determined to be consideration payable to a customer within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and was measured at fair value on the Warrant’s issuance date. Warrants that vested immediately resulted in a corresponding other asset presented on the

condensed consolidated balance sheets under ASC 606 and amortized on a pro-rata basis, commencing upon initial performance, over the term of the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement.

The fair value of the Warrants at the issuance date was measured using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The key inputs used in the valuation were as follows:

Expected term (years)	10
Risk free interest rate	3.0		%
Expected volatility	91.3		%
Dividend yield	—		%
Exercise price	$	2.15
Stock price	$	3.63

Estimates were determined as follows: (i) expected term based on the warrant’s contractual term, (ii) based on the blended volatilities of historical and implied market volatility of the Company, (iii) risk-free interest rates based on US Treasury yield for the expected term, and (iv) an expected dividend yield of zero percent was used since we did not yet and not yet presently expect to pay dividends.

As of September 30, 2022, a total of 15.3 million warrants have vested, of which none have been exercised.

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Net Loss per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Loss per Share

Net Loss per Share

The condensed consolidated statements of operations include the basic and diluted net loss per share.

The following table presents the potential shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, because their effect was anti-dilutive as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,
	2022	2021
Restricted and performance stock units	33,257	15,086
Convertible debt (Note 7)	7,451	—
Restricted common stock shares	3,019	5,123
Early exercise of unvested stock options	870	3,146
Options to purchase common stock	197	285

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income TaxesAs the Company has not generated any taxable income since inception, the cumulative deferred tax assets remain fully offset by a valuation allowance, and no benefit from federal or state income taxes has been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

Side Letter to Pre-Paid Advance Agreement

On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into the PPA Side Letter, pursuant to which the parties agreed that the Company will be permitted to submit sales orders, and consummate sales pursuant to such orders, for the Wainwright ATM Program beginning on October 5, 2022 for so long as the Company pays to Yorkville the sum of $1.0 million per calendar week to be applied in the order of priority set forth in the PPA Side Letter. Failure to make timely payments under the PPA Side Letter will automatically result in the reinstatement of restrictions on the Company’s ability to consummate sales under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and will be deemed an event of default.

Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement

On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into a Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement, pursuant to which, notwithstanding the existence of outstanding balances under the PPA as of October 5, 2022, but only for so long as any portion of such balance is outstanding, the agents agreed to allow the Company to submit orders to sell Common Stock of the Company under the Wainwright Sales Agreement beginning on October 5, 2022. In addition, pursuant to the Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement, during the period from October 5, 2022 until the beginning of the third business day after the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022: (i) only H.C. Wainwright may be designated as a Designated Manager under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and receive the entire compensation payable thereunder (equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of the shares of Common Stock sold), and (ii) for so long as H.C. Wainwright acts as the sole Designated Manager, H.C. Wainwright agreed to waive the additional fee of 1.5% of the gross proceeds from any sales under the Wainwright Sales Agreement.

Sale of shares under the Wainwright ATM Program

For the period October 1, 2022 through the date of this filing, the Company sold an aggregate of 22.1 million shares of Common Stock for net proceeds of $30.5 million under the Wainwright ATM Program, and compensation paid to the agents for the period was $0.9 million.

Purchase and Sale Agreement for Manufacturing Facility

On November 9, 2022, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") with Terex USA, LLC for the purchase of approximately 630,000 square foot vehicle manufacturing facility on approximately 121 acres in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The purchase price for the facility is $35.9 million. The closing of the PSA is expected to occur on or before February 22, 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Zeeba Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement

On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement”) with Zeeba Automotive Group, Inc, a fleet leasing provider. Pursuant to the Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Zeeba agreed to purchase at least 3,000 EVs by 2024, with an option to purchase up to an additional 2,450 EVs.

Kingbee Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement

On October 11, 2022, the Company entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement,” together with the Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement and the Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, the “EV Fleet Purchase Agreements”) with Kingbee EV Corp, a work-ready van rental provider. Pursuant to the Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Kingbee agreed to purchase at least 9,300 EVs over the five-year term, with an option to purchase up to an additional 9,300 EVs.

Battery Manufacturing Facility

On November 1, 2022, the Company entered into a commercial lease of approximately 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Oklahoma with the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority for the assembly of its proprietary battery modules. The lease term is approximately 10 years with lessee's right to terminate after 5 years. The minimum aggregate lease payment over the initial term is expected to be approximately $7.2 million.

The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to September 30, 2022 through the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim reporting. Accordingly, certain notes or other information that are normally required by GAAP have been omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 (“Annual Report on Form 10-K”). Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. In the opinion of management, the Company has made all adjustments necessary to present fairly its condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s comprehensive loss is the same as its net loss.

Material changes

Except for any updates below, no material changes have occurred with respect to the Company’s significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Macroeconomic Conditions

Macroeconomic Conditions

Current adverse macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, higher interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and the ongoing impacts from COVID-19, could negatively affect our business.

Ultimately, the Company cannot predict the impact of current or worsening macroeconomic conditions or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and to optimize and evolve its business as appropriate. To do this, the Company is working on projecting demand and infrastructure requirements and deploying its workforce and other resources accordingly.

Property and Equipment, net

Property and Equipment, netConstruction-in-progress is stated at historical cost and is transferred to its respective depreciable asset class once the underlying asset is ready for its intended use. Depreciation of construction-in-progress begins only once placed into service, over the estimated useful life on a straight-line basis. Useful life determination requires significant judgment.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. Fair value represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses the following hierarchy in measuring the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, focusing on the most observable inputs when available:

•Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

•Level 3 Valuations are based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the assets or liabilities. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as required by ASC 820, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	6,188	$	—	$	—	$	6,188

    

	December 31, 2021
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	29,057	$	—	$	—	$	29,057

The Company's financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term debt, accounts payable, and other current liabilities and are reflected in the financial statements at cost. Cost approximates fair value for these items due to their short-term nature.

Earnout Shares Liability

The Company has a contingent obligation to issue 15.0 million shares of Common Stock to certain stockholders and employees upon the achievement of certain market share price milestones within specified periods (the “Earnout Shares”). Upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or liquidation, any unissued Earnout Shares would be fully issued regardless of whether the share price target has been met.

The Earnout Shares are accounted for as a contingent liability and its fair value is determined using Level 3 inputs, since estimating the fair value of this contingent liability requires the use of significant and subjective inputs that may and are likely to change over the duration of the liability with related changes in internal and external market factors. The tranches were valued using the Monte Carlo simulation of the stock prices based on historical and implied market volatility of the Company.

Following is a summary of the change in fair value of contingent earnout shares liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands).

Beginning fair value at December 31, 2021	$	29,057
Change in fair value during the period	(22,869)
Ending fair value at September 30, 2022	$	6,188

Convertible Debt

Convertible Debt

The Company accounts for convertible debt that does not meet the criteria for equity treatment in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. Accordingly, the Company elected to classify the convertible debt as a liability at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company classifies convertible debt based on the re-payment terms and conditions. Any discounts on the convertible debt and costs incurred upon issuance of the convertible debt are amortized to interest expense over the terms of the related convertible debt. Convertible debt is also analyzed for the existence of embedded derivatives, which may require bifurcation from the convertible debt and separate accounting treatment. Refer to Note 7 for information regarding convertible debt.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance, which amends the guidance on accounting for government assistance and requires business entities to disclose information about certain government assistance they receive. The disclosures include information around the nature of the assistance, the related accounting policies used to account for government assistance, the effect of government assistance on the entity’s financial statements, and any significant terms and conditions of the agreements, including commitments and contingencies. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and only impacts annual financial statement footnote disclosures. The Company adopted the new standard during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and the impact of any government assistance transactions within the scope of this standard will be included within our annual financial statement footnote disclosures for year ended December 31, 2022.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities—Supplier Finance Programs (Topic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations, which adds certain disclosure requirements for a buyer in a supplier finance program. The amendments require that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose sufficient information about the program to allow a user of financial statements to understand the program’s nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude. The amendments are expected to improve financial reporting by requiring new disclosures about the programs, thereby allowing financial statement users to better consider the effect of the programs on an entity’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis, including interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose rollforward information, which is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the provisions of this new pronouncement and evaluating any material impact that this guidance may have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Warrants

Warrants

The Company determines the accounting classification of warrants it issues as either liability or equity classified by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480-10, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity ("ASC 480"), then in accordance with ASC 815-40 ("ASC 815"), Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate the Company to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, or warrants that must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet liability classification under ASC 480, the Company assesses the requirements under ASC 815, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature. If the warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815, and in order to conclude equity classification, the Company also assesses whether the warrants are indexed to its common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815 or other applicable GAAP. After all relevant assessments, the Company concludes whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants require fair value accounting at issuance and subsequent to initial issuance with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of operations. Equity classified warrants only require fair value accounting at issuance with no changes recognized subsequent to the issuance date. Refer to Note 13 for information regarding the warrants issued to Walmart Inc. ("Walmart").

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as required by ASC 820, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	6,188	$	—	$	—	$	6,188

    

	December 31, 2021
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability	$	29,057	$	—	$	—	$	29,057

Summary of the change in fair value of contingent earnout shares liability

Following is a summary of the change in fair value of contingent earnout shares liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands).

Beginning fair value at December 31, 2021	$	29,057
Change in fair value during the period	(22,869)
Ending fair value at September 30, 2022	$	6,188

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Prepaids and other current assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of prepaids and other current assets

Prepaids and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Receivable from VDL Nedcar	$	—	$	30,440
Deferred battery supplier cost	18,300		18,300
Short term deposits	2,977		7,030
Prepaid expense	6,021		4,865
Other current assets	809		3,179
Prepaids and other current assets	$	28,107	$	63,814

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Property and Equipment, net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Tooling, machinery, and equipment	31,309		18,040
Computer hardware	8,643		6,161
Computer software	9,053		7,837
Vehicles	295		267
Furniture and fixtures	742		742
Leasehold improvements	14,956		14,939
Construction-in-progress	267,830		176,162
	332,828		224,148
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(30,854)		(21,834)
Property and equipment, net	$	301,974	$	202,314

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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accrued property and equipment purchases	$	26,331	$	34,375
Accrued research and development costs	23,398		23,994
Accrued professional fees	14,174		9,239
Accrued battery supplier costs	—		10,000
Other accrued expenses	10,215		6,317
Total accrued expenses	$	74,118	$	83,925

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Operating Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

	Operating Lease
2022 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2022)	$	866
2023	3,831
2024	3,985
2025	4,114
2026	3,937
Thereafter	24,401
Total lease payments	41,134
Less: imputed interest(1)	11,840
Present value of operating lease liabilities	29,294
Current portion of operating lease liabilities(2)	1,761
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	$	27,533

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(1)Calculated using the incremental borrowing rate

(2)Included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities line item on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by line item for the three and nine months ended period presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Research and development	$	8.2	$	5.8	$	23.4	$	22.6
Selling, general and administrative	11.3		13.3		37.5		67.1
Total	$	19.5	$	19.1	$	60.9	$	89.7

The fair value of the Warrants at the issuance date was measured using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The key inputs used in the valuation were as follows:

Expected term (years)	10
Risk free interest rate	3.0		%
Expected volatility	91.3		%
Dividend yield	—		%
Exercise price	$	2.15
Stock price	$	3.63

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Warrants (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by line item for the three and nine months ended period presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Research and development	$	8.2	$	5.8	$	23.4	$	22.6
Selling, general and administrative	11.3		13.3		37.5		67.1
Total	$	19.5	$	19.1	$	60.9	$	89.7

The fair value of the Warrants at the issuance date was measured using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The key inputs used in the valuation were as follows:

Expected term (years)	10
Risk free interest rate	3.0		%
Expected volatility	91.3		%
Dividend yield	—		%
Exercise price	$	2.15
Stock price	$	3.63

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Net Loss per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Loss Per Share

The following table presents the potential shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, because their effect was anti-dilutive as follows (in thousands):

	September 30,
	2022	2021
Restricted and performance stock units	33,257	15,086
Convertible debt (Note 7)	7,451	—
Restricted common stock shares	3,019	5,123
Early exercise of unvested stock options	870	3,146
Options to purchase common stock	197	285

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	$ (329,863)	$ (180,621)
Business Combination | Contingent earnout shares liability
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable (in shares)	15.0

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value, Contingent Liability (Details) - Contingent earnout shares liability - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability	$ 6,188	$ 29,057
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability	6,188	29,057
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Liability	$ 6,188	$ 29,057

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Contingent Earnout Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Change in fair value during the period	$ 2,067	$ (25,764)	$ (22,869)	$ (101,166)
Contingent earnout shares liability
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Liabilities, beginning fair value			29,057
Change in fair value during the period			(22,869)
Liabilities, ending fair value	$ 6,188		$ 6,188

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Prepaids and other current assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Receivable from VDL Nedcar	$ 0	$ 30,440
Deferred battery supplier cost	18,300	18,300
Short term deposits	2,977	7,030
Prepaid expense	6,021	4,865
Other current assets	809	3,179
Prepaids and other current assets	$ 28,107	$ 63,814

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Property and Equipment, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 332,828		$ 332,828		$ 224,148
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(30,854)		(30,854)		(21,834)
Property and equipment, net	301,974		301,974		202,314
Depreciation	3,449	$ 2,109	9,020	$ 6,317
Tooling, machinery, and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	31,309		31,309		18,040
Computer hardware
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	8,643		8,643		6,161
Computer software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	9,053		9,053		7,837
Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	295		295		267
Furniture and fixtures
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	742		742		742
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	14,956		14,956		14,939
Construction-in-progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 267,830		$ 267,830		$ 176,162

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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accrued property and equipment purchases	$ 26,331	$ 34,375
Accrued research and development costs	23,398	23,994
Accrued professional fees	14,174	9,239
Accrued battery supplier costs	0	10,000
Other accrued expenses	10,215	6,317
Total accrued expenses	$ 74,118	$ 83,925

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Convertible Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 06, 2022	Jul. 22, 2022	Jul. 21, 2022	Jul. 20, 2022	May 10, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock, percent				95.00%	120.00%
Purchase share price (in dollars per share)	$ 3.63						$ 3.63			$ 3.63
Proceeds from PPA										$ 89,100	$ 0
Convertible debt, current	$ 12,500						$ 12,500			12,500		$ 0
Pre-paid advance to minimum of settlement	$ 1,000						1,000			1,000
Interest (expense) income							$ (2,179)		$ 33	(2,189)	79
Other Noncash Income (Expense)										300
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs										1,000
Non-cash debt discount										$ 900	$ 0
Convertible Note (If-Converted Basis)
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share amount										7,451	0
Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Redemption premium			3.00%
Common stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share)						$ 3.65
Common stock | Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)								27,015
Yorkville
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Pre-paid advance agreement, in cash advances					$ 50,000
Pre-paid advance agreement, in commitment amount					$ 300,000
Purchase share price (in dollars per share)					$ 1.00
Pre-paid advance agreement, annual rate						5.00%
Pre-paid advance agreement, increase upon to default						15.00%
Yorkville | First Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA			$ 49,500
Yorkville | Second Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA			39,600
Convertible debt, current			$ 12,500
Yorkville | Common stock | First Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)		15,100
Yorkville | Common stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Exchange cap, maximum ownership percent						19.90%
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)							0			14,200
Yorkville | Common stock | Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)	11,900

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	May 09, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000				500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	299,868,000	268,896,000		239,858,000	238,578,000
Settled Litigation
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	2,033,864
DD Global Holdings Ltd | Pending Litigation
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Estimated recover of Section 16(b) profits			$ 61.1
Arkansas Lease
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Standby letter of credit In restricted cash	$ 9.5
Arkansas Lease | Letter of Credit
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term (in years)	5 years

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Operating Leases (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Incremental borrowing rate, percent			6.96%
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 28,469,000		$ 28,469,000			$ 14,228,000
Operating lease liability	29,294,000		29,294,000			14,600,000
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$ 1,761,000		$ 1,761,000			$ 800,000
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	9 years 8 months 12 days		9 years 8 months 12 days			10 years 8 months 12 days
MICHIGAN
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease renewal term (in years)	5 years		5 years
Lease not yet commenced, operating lease liability to be paid	$ 8,900,000		$ 8,900,000
Number of options to extend the lease term			1
Investor
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount	$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 400,000	$ 1,200,000
Industrialization Facility in Bentonville, Arkansas
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lease term (in years)					10 years
Operating lease renewal term (in years)	10 years		10 years
Building | MICHIGAN
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Security deposit	$ 1,100,000		$ 1,100,000

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Operating Leases - Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Maturities of operating lease liabilities
2022 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2022)	$ 866
2023	3,831
2024	3,985
2025	4,114
2026	3,937
Thereafter	24,401
Total lease payments	41,134
Less: imputed interest	11,840
Present value of operating lease liabilities	29,294	$ 14,600
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,761	800
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	$ 27,533	$ 13,826
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 10, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share)		$ 3.63			$ 3.63
PIPE
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of shares	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share)	$ 3.65
Common stock | PIPE
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)	13,700		13,699
Issuance of shares			$ 1,000
Board of Directors Chairman | Related Party Aircraft Expense Reimbursement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount		$ 100,000		$ 500,000	$ 600,000	$ 1,500,000
Board of Directors Chairman | Shared Services Support
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount		$ 300,000			$ 800,000	$ 0

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Stock-based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, $ / shares in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense		$ 19,500	$ 19,100	$ 60,900	$ 89,700
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to options		$ 86,800		86,800
Employee withholding contributions for share based compensation				$ 9	$ 7
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP [Abstract]
Granted (in shares)		2,011,240		13,754,492
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP [Abstract]
Granted (in shares)		52,606		4,298,458
Total aggregate grant date fair value (in USD per shares)		$ 0.1		$ 13.9
Share-based compensation expense		$ 3,000		$ 4,600
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Chief Executive Officer
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP [Abstract]
Granted (in shares)		0		0
Share-based compensation expense		$ 4,400		$ 13,500
Employee Stock | 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Shares in ESOP [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense		200		1,100
Purchase periods	3 months
Shares available in ESPP (in shares)						4,034,783
Term of share increase to ESPP (in years)						10 years
Percent increase in shares	1.00%
Shares Contributed to ESPP (in shares)						8,069,566
Employee withholding contributions for share based compensation		$ 500		$ 2,500

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Stock-based Compensation - Schedule of stock-based compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 19,500	$ 19,100	$ 60,900	$ 89,700
Research and Development Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	8,200	5,800	23,400	22,600
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 11,300	$ 13,300	$ 37,500	$ 67,100

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Equity (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 08, 2022	May 10, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Standby equity purchase agreement
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Issuance of shares				$ 33,083
Standby equity purchase agreement | Common stock
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)				14,236
Issuance of shares				$ 1
At The Market Offering Agreement | Common stock
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Sale of stock consideration	$ 200,000
Yorkville
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Agreement period (in months)		36 months
Yorkville | Common stock
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)			0		14,200
Yorkville | Standby equity purchase agreement | Common stock
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Agreement to sell shares, value		$ 250,000
Issuance of shares					$ 32,500

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Warrants - Narrative (Details)				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 22, 2022 USD ($) tranche $ / shares	Feb. 17, 2022 shares	Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock per warrant (shares per warrant)				1	1
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 11.50	$ 11.50
Return of prepayment from VDL Nedcar | $					$ 0	$ 26,134,000
Number of tranches | tranche		3
Walmart Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants vested (in shares)	15,300,000
Warrants subject to shareholder approval (in shares)	7,300,000
Walmart Warrants | Walmart Inc
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of electric vehicles | $	4,500
Number of electric vehicles, additions | $	5,500
Manufacturing Services Agreement With VDL Nedcar
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Return of prepayment from VDL Nedcar | $		$ 8,400,000
Warrant | VDL Nedcar
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable (in shares)			972,222
Warrant | VDL Nedcar | Minimum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 18
Warrant | VDL Nedcar | Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 40
Public Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding (in shares)				23,755,069	23,755,069
Public Warrants | Warrant
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants exercised in the period (in shares)				0	0
Warrant Agreement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	61,200,000
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.15
Vested of warrants	10 years
Warrant Agreement | Walmart Inc | Canoo Sales, LLC
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	20.00%
Warrant Agreement | Walmart Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Revenue from related affiliates | $	$ 300,000,000

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Warrants - Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 $ / shares
Equity [Abstract]
Expected Term (in years)	10 years
Risk-free interest rate (as percent)	3.00%
Expected volatility rate (as percent)	91.30%
Dividend yield (as percent)	0.00%
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.15
Stock Price (in dollars per share)	$ 3.63

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Net Loss per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Restricted and performance stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share amount	33,257	15,086
Convertible Note
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share amount	7,451	0
Restricted common stock shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share amount	3,019	5,123
Early exercise of unvested stock options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share amount	870	3,146
Options to purchase common stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share amount	197	285

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Current Federal, State and Local, Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$ 0	$ 0

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 09, 2022 USD ($) a squareFoot	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($) squareFoot	Oct. 05, 2022 USD ($)	May 10, 2022 $ / shares shares	Nov. 09, 2022 USD ($) a squareFoot	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 17, 2022 electricVehicle	Oct. 11, 2022 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense						$ 19,500,000		$ 19,100,000	$ 60,900,000	$ 89,700,000
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 3.63			$ 3.63
Common stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 3.65
Common stock | PIPE
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares) | shares				13,700			13,699
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of square feet | squareFoot		100,000
Lease term (in years)		10 years
Lease, option to terminate (in years)		5 years
Lease not yet commenced, operating lease liability to be paid		$ 7,200,000
Subsequent Event | Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock, percentage of additional fee			1.50%
Manager commissions, percent of gross proceeds			3.00%
Subsequent Event | Sale of shares under the Wainwright ATM Program
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense					$ 900,000
Subsequent Event | Purchase and Sale Agreement for Manufacturing Facility | OKLAHOMA
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of square feet | squareFoot	630,000				630,000
Area of land | a	121				121
Payments to acquire facility	$ 35,900,000
Subsequent Event | Common stock | Sale of shares under the Wainwright ATM Program
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock consideration					$ 30,500,000
Subsequent Event | Yorkville | Side Letter to Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale of stock consideration			$ 1,000,000
Subsequent Event | Zeeba
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of electric vehicles												3,000
Number of electric vehicles, additions												2,450
Subsequent Event | Kingbee
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of electric vehicles | electricVehicle											9,300
Number of electric vehicles, additions | electricVehicle											9,300