Purchase obligations represent legally binding commitments to purchase inventory, tooling, machinery and equipment as well as items to be used in research and development activities. Although open purchase orders are generally considered enforceable and legally binding, some of the Company’s purchase orders give the Company the option to cancel, reschedule and/or adjust its requirements based on its business needs prior to the delivery of goods or performance of services and to inspect and reject products, for example, if they do not comply with its specifications. Obligations to purchase inventory and other commitments are generally expected to be fulfilled within one year.

In July 2021, the Company and Palantir entered into a master agreement that sets forth the terms of the Palantir’s platform hosting arrangement which is expected to be used as a central operating system for data and analytics. Subsequent to entering into this arrangement, Palantir invested $25,000 in the Company through the PIPE Financing and became a shareholder of the Company. Under the platform hosting agreement, the Company committed to pay a total of $47,000 of hosting fees over a six-year term, $5,333 of which was paid during the year ended December 31, 2021. The software is cloud hosted for the entirety of the subscription term and the Company cannot take possession of the software. Accordingly, the

Company determined that the subscription agreement represents a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. The Company amortizes the hosting costs on a straight-line basis over the agreement term.

The Company’s lease agreements include leasehold improvement incentives as well as escalation clauses. The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company has several noncancelable operating leases, primarily for office space, with various expiration dates through April 2027. These leases generally contain renewal options for periods ranging from three to five years and require the Company to pay all executory costs such as maintenance and insurance.

The Company is, from time to time, subject to claims and disputes arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of any such claims and disputes cannot be predicted with certainty.

On December 23, 2021, a putative class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was filed in the United States District Court, Central District of California, against the Company and its current Chief Executive Officer, its current Chief Financial Officer, its current Chief Product and User Ecosystem Officer, as well as the CFO of Legacy FF, and the Co-CEOs of PSAC. On March 7, 2022, the court appointed co-lead plaintiffs and Co-Lead Counsel. Co-lead Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on May 6, 2022. Defendants’ currently scheduled deadline to respond to the amended complaint is July 5, 2022. Thereafter, the defendants will have the opportunity to answer or file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

The Company believes the suit is without merit and therefore intends to vigorously defend the suit. Given the early stages of the legal proceedings, it is not possible to predict the outcome of the claims.

On March 8 and March 21, 2022, putative derivative lawsuits alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various common law claims were filed in the United States District Court, Central District of California. Additionally, on April 11 and 25, 2022, putative derivative lawsuits alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various common law claims were filed in the United States District Court, District of Delaware. These lawsuits purport to assert claims on behalf of the Company against numerous current and former officers and directors of the Company. Given the early stages of the legal proceedings, it is not possible to predict the outcome of the claims.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had accrued contingent liabilities of $16,881 related to six legal matters and $6,025 related to four legal matters, respectively, for potential financial exposure primarily related to breach of contracts and employment matters which are deemed both probable of loss and reasonably estimable. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, contingent liabilities of $16,881 and $5,025, respectively, were recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2020, non-current contingent liabilities of $1,000 were recorded in Other Liabilities, Less Current Portion on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In July 2021, the Company settled a legal matter with a former employee for $2,850 in cash and issued stock options to purchase 847,800 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.55 per share (“Settlement Options”) and a grant date fair value of $8,459. The Settlement Options vested 21 days after the Closing Date of the Business Combination. As part of the settlement agreement, no party admitted or acknowledged the existence of any liability or wrongdoing and all claims, including damages, were voluntarily dismissed. The Company accrued $5,000 related to this matter as of December 31, 2020 and upon reaching the settlement in June 2021, recorded an incremental loss of $6,309 in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2021.

During year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded: (i) $7,584 related to an outstanding legal dispute for breach of a loan contract with the plaintiff seeking damages; (ii) $5,400 related to a legal dispute for breach of lease under which the Company was named a co-defendant in a civil action case with the plaintiff seeking damages including unpaid rent, future unpaid rent, unpaid expenses, and unpaid taxes related to the lease, which was settled in January 2022, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $1,800 in cash in January 2022 and an additional $3,400 plus 5% interest in October 2022; (iii) $1,672 related to an outstanding legal dispute for breach of service contract with the plaintiff seeking damages including late payments; and (iv) $1,200 related to an outstanding legal dispute for software infringement.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company settled $2,500 of legal claims in cash. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company resolved a legal matter associated with a United States Department of Labor investigation without any additional fines or penalties, resulting in the reversal of accrued expenses of $2,255, which was recorded in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2020.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company received a judicial decision relating to a dispute for unpaid vendor payments. The judicial decision obligated the Company to pay $6,082 to certain vendors. The Company recorded $6,082 in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 and recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020.