Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Going Concern [Policy Text Block] | Going Concern The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company is a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred significant losses since inception and management expects losses to continue for the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company does not On January 14, 2022 October 4, 2022, January 18, 2023, one January 18, 2023, 90 50% January 18, 2023. 90 3 may 3 10 April 14, 2023. 2023, 18 August 2023 six no April 13, 2023, 30 Management has evaluated these conditions and concluded that they raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least a period of one 1 fourth 2022 may 2 first 2023 March 2023; ( 3 4 may not no not The financial statements do not |
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Basis of Presentation The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). |
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Fair Value Measurements The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and debt. The carrying amounts of cash (which is classified as Level 1 not 820 10, The standard also prioritizes, within the measurement of fair value, the use of market-based information over entity specific information and establishes a three The three ● Level 1 ● Level 2 not ● Level 3 Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements for current assets and current liabilities approximate the fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturities of the financial instruments. At December 31, 2022, 11 2 December 31, 2021, not 2 3 |
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block] | Business Combinations The Company accounts for business combinations under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805 3 first 2021. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers deposits that can be redeemed on demand and investments that have original maturities of less than three December 31, 2022 2021 |
Accounts Receivable [Policy Text Block] | Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable are reported net of allowance for probable losses. It represents the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. Differences between the amount due and the amount management expects to collect are charged to operations in the year in which those differences are determined, with an offsetting entry to a reserve allowance. As of December 31, 2022 2021 December 31, 2022 2021 |
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (using the first first December 31, December 31, 2022 2021 Raw materials $ 11,491,555 $ 7,089,033 Work in progress — 70,243 Finished goods 832,462 696,829 Total $ 12,324,017 $ 7,856,105 The Company is required to remit partial prepayments for some purchases of its inventories acquired from overseas vendors which are included in prepaid inventory. The Company is currently selling vehicles below the base cost of a finished unit. Accordingly, the Company expensed all labor and overhead as period costs and recorded an allowance to reduce inventories to net realizable value of approximately $1,280,000 and $826,000 as of December 31, 2022 2021 December 31, 2022 2021, |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized and minor replacements, maintenance, and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period. Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method for financial statement purposes. Land is not The estimated useful lives for significant property and equipment categories are as follows: Computer Equipment and Software (years) 1 - 3 FUV Fleet and FUV Rental Fleet (years) 3 Furniture and Fixtures (years) 2 - 7 Machinery and Equipment (years) 5 - 10 Building (years) 39 Leasehold Improvements Shorter of useful life or lease life |
Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Intangible Assets Intangible assets primarily consist of trade names/trademarks, proprietary technology, and customer relationships. They are amortized using the straight-line method over a period of 10 to 14 years. The Company assesses the recoverability of its finite-lived intangible assets when there are indications of potential impairment. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for impairment annually. For the year ended December 31, 2022, |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Goodwill The Company tests goodwill for potential impairment at least annually, or more frequently if an event or other circumstance indicates that the Company may not may not not The Company calculates the estimated fair value of a reporting unit using a weighting of the income and market approaches. For the income approach, the Company uses internally developed discounted cash flow models that include the following assumptions, among others: projections of revenues, expenses, and related cash flows based on assumed long-term growth rates and demand trends; expected future investments to grow new units; and estimated discount rates. For the market approach, the Company uses internal analyses based primarily on market comparables. The Company bases these assumptions on its historical data and experience, third 3 2021, 2021. 7 |
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company follows FASB ASC 360, may 360 December 31, 2022 |
Deferred Charges, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Offering Costs The Company accounts for offering costs in accordance with FASB ASC 340, not December 31, 2022 2021 December 31, 2022 2021 The Company also incurred offering costs totaling approximately $801,000 associated with its $10,000,000 convertible debt as disclosed in Note - 11 |
Customer Deposits [Policy Text Block] | Customer Deposits Non-refundable customer deposits are comingled with operating funds. Refundable customer deposits are generally held in a separate deposit account. Revenue is not |
Guarantees, Indemnifications and Warranties Policies [Policy Text Block] | Warranties The Company began recording warranty reserves with the commencement of Retail Series production of the FUV. The Company provides a warranty on vehicle and production powertrain components as well as battery packs, and the Company accrues warranty reserves at the time a vehicle or production powertrain component is delivered to the customer. Warranty reserves include management’s best estimate of the projected cost to repair or to replace any items under warranty, based on actual warranty experience as it becomes available and other known factors that may 12 |
Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue [Policy Text Block] | Deferred Revenue Deferred revenues represent cash collected in advance of the revenues being earned for deliverables to FUV customers, distributor licensing arrangements and franchise fees. |
Revenue [Policy Text Block] | Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, 606” 606 may Distributor and Franchise fee revenue is recognized over the term of the agreements which is generally ten four not |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Policy Text Block] | Stock-Based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with FASB ASC 718, 718, |
Advertising Cost [Policy Text Block] | Advertising Costs Advertising costs are recorded as an expense in the period in which the Company incurs the costs or the first December 31, 2022 2021 |
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Research and Development Costs relating to research and development are expensed as incurred. Costs primarily relate to engineering salaries and related benefits and material and equipment costs related to testing, product design and development and consulting costs. |
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Accordingly, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not not not not |
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Net Earnings or Loss per Share The Company’s computation of earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) includes basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as the income (loss) available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., common stock warrants and common stock options) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS. Loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the respective periods. Basic and diluted loss per common share is the same for all periods presented because all common stock warrants and common stock options outstanding were anti-dilutive. At December 31, 2022 2021 Year Ended December 31, 2022 2021 Options and other instruments under the 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2022 Plans to purchase common stock 34,950 116,284 Underwriters and investors warrants issued outside of an EEP 25,000 2,796 Conversion of convertible notes, if-converted method 69,803 — Total 129,753 119,080 |
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted In February 2016, No. 2016 02, 842 2016 02” 840, 2016 02 12 12 not November 2019, 842 December 15, 2020 June 2020, No 2020 05 842 December 15, 2021. January 1, 2022. July 2018, No. 2018 11, 842 842, 842, 2016 02 not January 1, 2022, 9 In August 2020, No. 2020 06, 470 20 815 40 2020 06" 2020 06 may 1 2 three 3 December 15, 2023, January 1, 2022 no Accounting Pronouncements Not The Company continually assesses any new accounting pronouncements to determine their applicability. When it is determined that a new accounting pronouncement affects the Company’s financial reporting, the Company undertakes a study to determine the consequences of the change to its financial statements and assures that there are proper controls in place to ascertain that the Company’s financial statements properly reflect the change. In June 2016, No. 2016 13, 326 Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments 2016 13” not 842 2016 13 not not 2016 13 January 1, 2023 not 2016 13’s |