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Lease

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

10.

Lease

(a) Prepaid land use rights

	Prepaid land
	lease payments
Balance as of January 1, 2023	$	12,361,163
Amortization charge for the year		(322,160	)
Foreign exchange adjustment		(326,299	)
Balance as of December 31, 2023		11,712,704
Amortization charge for the period		(158,054	)
Foreign exchange adjustment		(273,160	)
Balance as of June 30, 2024	$	11,281,490

In August 2014 and November 2021, the Group acquired land use rights to build a factory of the Company in Dalian, PRC and Zhejiang, PRC.

Lump sum payments were made upfront to acquire the leased land from the owners with lease periods of 36 to 50 years, and no ongoing payments will be made under the terms of these land leases.

Amortization expenses of the prepaid land use rights were $81,295 and $78,655 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 and $165,537 and $158,054 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

No impairment loss was made to the carrying amounts of the prepaid land use right for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024.

(b) Operating lease

On April, 2018, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement for staff quarters spaces in Zhejiang with a five year term, commencing on May 1, 2018 and expiring on April 30, 2023 The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB18,000 ($2,621) per month. In 2018, lump sum payments were made to landlord for the rental of staff quarter spaces and no ongoing payments will be made under the terms of these leases.

On April 6, 2021, Nanjing CBAK entered into a lease agreement for warehouse space in Nanjing with a three year term, commencing on April 15, 2021 and expiring on April 14, 2024. The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB97,743 ($14,230) per month.

On June 1, 2021, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement with liquid gas supplier for a five year term for supplying liquid nitrogen and oxygen, commencing on July 1, 2021. The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB5,310 ($773) per month.

On December 9, 2021, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement for extra staff quarters spaces in Zhejiang with a three year term, commencing on December 10, 2021 and expiring on December 9, 2024. The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB10,400 ($1,514) per month for the first year, RMB10,608 ($1,544) and RMB10, 820 ($1,575) per month from the second year and third year, respectively.

On March 1, 2022, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement for extra staff quarters spaces in Zhejiang with a three year term, commencing on March 1, 2022 and expiring on February 28, 2027. The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB15,840 ($2,306) per month for the first year, with 2% increase per year.

On August 1, 2022, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement for warehouse spaces in Zhejiang with a one and half years term, commencing on August 1, 2022 and expiring on January 31, 2024. The monthly rental payment is RMB60,394 ($8,792) per month.

On October 20, 2022, CBAK Power entered into a lease agreement for staff quarters spaces in Dalian with a five year term, commencing on October 20, 2022 and expiring on October 19, 2025. The monthly rental payment is RMB61,905 ($9,012) per month.

On December 20, 2022, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement for extra staff quarters spaces in Zhejiang with a five year term commencing on December 20, 2022 and expiring on December 19, 2027. The monthly rental payment is RMB52,000 ($7,570) per month for the first year, with 2% increase per year.

On December 30, 2022, Hitrans entered into a lease agreement with liquid gas supplier for a five year term for supplying liquid nitrogen and oxygen to December 29, 2027 The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB7,265 ($1,058) per month.

On April 20, 2023, Hitrans entered into another lease agreement for extra staff quarters spaces in Zhejiang with a three year term commencing on May 1, 2023 and expiring on April 30, 2026. The monthly rental payment is RMB28,000 ($3,860) per month.

Nanjing CBAK entered into a lease agreement for office and factory spaces in Nanjing for a period of one year, commencing on August 1, 2023 and expiring on July 31, 2024. The monthly rental payment is approximately RMB160,743 ($22,649) per month.

The Company entered into a lease agreement for manufacturing and factory spaces in Shangqiu with a terms of six years, commencing on January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2029. The monthly rental payment is RMB265,487 ($36,769) per month.

Operating lease expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 for the capitation agreement was as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2024		2023		2024
Operating lease cost – straight line	$	128,430	$	308,479	$	265,747	$	619,739

	December 31,			June 30,
	2023			2024
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$	4,598,426		$	8,151,642
Accumulated depreciation		(828,351	)		(2,257,568	)
Impairment		(3,770,075	)		(5,894,074	)
Property, plant and equipment, net under finance lease		-			-

Finance lease liabilities, current		1,643,864			1,424,535
Finance lease liabilities, non-current		-			-
Total finance lease liabilities	$	1,643,864		$	1,424,535

The components of finance lease expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 were as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2024		2023		2024
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation of assets		44,275		-		89,610		-
Interest of lease liabilities		4,995		20,024		10,110		40,237
Total lease expense	$	49,270	$	20,024	$	99,720	$	40,237

The following is a schedule, by years, of maturities of lease liabilities as of June 30, 2024:

	Operating leases			Finance leases

Remainder of 2024	$	584,179		$	1,463,109
2025		715,916			-
2026		597,720			-
2027		469,194			-
2028		457,198			-
Thereafter		890,866			-
Total undiscounted cash flows		3,715,073			1,463,109
Less: imputed interest		(394,447	)		(38,574	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	3,320,626		$	1,424,535

Lease term and discount rate:

	December 31, 2023			June 30, 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Land use rights		36.9			36.4
Operating lease		2.71			4.62
Finance lease		0.96			0.48

Weighted-average discount rate
Land use rights		Nil			Nil
Operating lease		4.69	%		4.33	%
Finance lease		1.37	%		2.9	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases where the Company was the lessee for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024 was as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2023		2024		2023		2024
Operating cash outflows from operating assets	$	213,469	$	361,860	$	391,475	$	431,817