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Description of Business and Organization
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Description of Business and Organization  
Description of Business and Organization

1.Description of Business and Organization

Phoenix Motor Inc. (“Phoenix Motor” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) is engaged in design, assembly, and integration of electric drive systems for medium duty electric vehicles (“EVs”).

Phoenix Cars, LLC (“PCL”), a subsidiary of Phoenix Motor, designs and manufactures zero- emission electric drivetrain systems for integration in medium to heavy-duty commercial fleet vehicles in United States. PCL also sells a range of material handling products including all-electric lithium-ion forklifts and pallet jacks. Phoenix Motorcars Leasing, LLC (“PML”), a subsidiary of Phoenix Motor, serves as a sales and leasing dealership for PCL in United States.

Phoenix Motor was incorporated in the state of Delaware in October 2020. EdisonFuture, Inc., a subsidiary of SPI Energy Co., Ltd (“SPI”), is the parent company of Phoenix Motor. On November 12, 2020, EdisonFuture, Inc. acquired 100% of the membership interests of PCL and PML. Simultaneously, EdisonFuture, Inc. effected the transfer of 100% of the membership interests of PCL and PML to Phoenix Motor.

On September 8, 2022, the Company sold 2,100,000 shares of its common stock in its IPO, at an offering price of $7.5 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $13,438 after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.

On December 21, 2022, the Group sold to YA II PN, LTD 30,000 shares of common stock in a draw-down pursuant to a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (“SEPA”) (Note 7) and received $30 in net proceeds from the sale.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Group sold to YA II PN, LTD a total of 1,014,878 shares of common stock as the Group continued to draw down under the SEPA and received $1,227 in net proceeds from the sales.