Organization and Principal Activities (Details)			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 01, 2022 $ / shares shares	Oct. 25, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) subsidiary business segment businessUnit $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment					1
Number of business units | businessUnit					2
Cash and cash equivalents					$ 269,863,000	$ 165,764,000
Number of subsidiaries requiring capital liquidity requirements | subsidiary					2
Capital liquidity requirements from subsidiaries					$ 2,200,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					15,600,000
Other current liabilities					7,137,000	2,235,000
Current contingent consideration					648,000	1,325,000
Current portion of operating lease liabilities					3,086,000	115,000
Payments of short-term and long-term debt					58,100,000
Net loss					(256,725,000)	(111,581,000)	$ (96,829,000)
Accumulated deficit					$ (605,758,000)	(349,747,000)
Number of additional businesses acquired | business					2
Principal					$ 57,811,000	565,000
Negative cash flow from operating activities					$ 75,530,000	$ 41,468,000	$ 13,784,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Convertible Debenture
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Principal and accrued and unpaid interest					$ 17,600,000
Convertible Debenture | Convertible Debenture
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Interest rate in the event of default		18.00%
YA II PN, Ltd | Convertible Debenture | Convertible Debenture
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Principal		$ 75,000,000
Total purchase price in asset acquisition		$ 75,000,000
Interest rate		4.00%
Interest rate in the event of default		18.00%
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1.88
Redemption of unpaid principal per month		$ 8,300,000
Principal and accrued and unpaid interest					17,500,000
Gross proceeds					57,500,000
Subsequent Event
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 85,500,000
Negative cash flow from operating activities				81,800,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.001
Subsequent Event | Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares) | shares	60,000,000
Transaction period	36 months
Purchase price equal to percentage of market price	95.00%
Shares issued as a percentage of outstanding stock	5.00%
Consecutive trading day period	3 days
Subsequent Event | YA II PN, Ltd | Convertible Debenture
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 1.50
Gross proceeds								$ 16,700,000
VIA Motors International, Inc.
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash paid at closing, including working capital estimates					62,900,000
VIA Motors International, Inc. | Forecast
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest acquired			100.00%
Total purchase price paid			$ 630,000,000
Cash paid at closing, including working capital estimates			450,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration			180,000,000
Bridge loan to related party			11,700,000
Transaction fees			45,000,000
Operational and capital funding			$ 260,000,000
Investment Funding
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Investments to be called at any time					20,400,000
Other Commitment, Aggregate Committed Investment
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Investments					25,000,000
Consolidated Entities
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents					400,000
PRC
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents					$ 11,800,000
PRC | Subsequent Event
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				12,200,000
PRC | Consolidated Entities | Subsequent Event
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 2,200,000