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Balances and Transactions with Related Parties (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Balances and Transactions with Related Parties [Abstract]  
Schedule of Principal Related Parties Transactions The principal related parties with which the Company had transactions during the periods presented are as follows:
Name of Entity or Individual   Relationship with the Company
New Era Group Zhejiang New Energy Materials Co., Ltd.   Shareholder of company’s subsidiary
Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd   Note a
Shenzhen BAK Battery Co., Ltd (“SZ BAK”)   Former subsidiary and refer to Note b
Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd (“BAK SZ”)   Former subsidiary and refer to Note b
Zhejiang Shengyang Renewable Resources Technology Co., Ltd.   Note c
Fuzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd   Note d
Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd   Note e
(a) Mr. Xiangqian Li, the Company’s former CEO, is a director of Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd.
(b) Mr. Xiangqian Li is a director of Shenzhen BAK Battery Co., Ltd and Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd
(c) On September 27, 2023, Hitrans entered into an Equity Transfer Contract (the “Equity Transfer Contract”) with Mr. Shengyang Xu, pursuant to which Hitrans will initially acquire a 26% equity interest in Zhejiang Shengyang Renewable Resources Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Shengyang”) from Mr. Xu, an individual who currently holds 97% of Zhejiang Shengyang, for a price of RMB28.6 million (approximately $3.9 million) (the “Initial Acquisition”). Neither Mr. Xu, nor Zhejiang Shengyang is related to the Company.
(d) Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd has 51% equity interest in Fuzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd. Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAK SZ.
(e) Mr. Xiangqian Li, the Company’s former CEO, is a director of BAK SZ, which has 95% equity interests in Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd..
Schedule of Related Party Transactions The Company entered into the following significant related party transactions:
   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2023   2024   2023   2024 
Purchase of batteries from Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd    $7,554,266   $24,595   $11,057,190   $7,036,768 
Purchase of materials from Zhejiang Shengyang Renewable Resources Technology Co., Ltd   3,778,670    1,419,467    9,008,190    4,792,917 
Sales of batteries to Fuzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd   
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    155    
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    76,076 
Sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd       5,822,065    5,166,669    22,815,451    14,183,130 
Sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd.   126,287    186,764    264,144    337,115 

 

Schedule of Receivables from a Former Subsidiary, Net Receivables from a former subsidiary, net
   December 31,
2023
   September 30,
2024
 
         
Receivables from Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd  $74,946   $7,580 
Less: Allowance for credit losses   
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   $74,946   $7,580 
Schedule of Allowance for Credit Losses An analysis of the allowance for credit losses is as follows:
Balance as at January 1, 2024  $
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Current period provision, net   
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Foreign exchange adjustment   
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Balance as at September 30, 2024  $
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Schedule of Other Balances Due From/ (to) Related Parties Other balances due from/ (to) related parties
   December 31,
2023
   September 30,
2024
 
         
Trade receivable, net – Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd. (i)  $12,441,715   $4,921,121 
           
Trade receivable, net – Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd. (ii)  $226,143   $215,896 
           
Bills receivable – Issued by Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (iii)  $
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    9,957 
           
Bills receivable – Issued by Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd (iv)  $47,767   $
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Prepayment to supplier - Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (v)  $
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   $3,898,336 
           
Trade payable, net – Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (vi)  $803,685   $
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Trade payable, net – Zhejiang Shengyang Renewable Resources Technology Co., Ltd (vii)  $3,489,324   $3,500,853 
           
Deposit paid for acquisition of long-term investments – Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd (note 14)  $7,101,492   $16,500,192 
           
Dividend payable to non-controlling interest of Hitrans (note 17)  $1,256,745   $1,283,507 
(i) Representing trade receivables from sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd. Up to the date of this report, Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd. repaid $1.0 million to the Company.

  

(ii) Representing trade receivables from sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd.
   
(iii) Representing bills receivable issued by Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd.. Bills receivable as of September 30, 2024 were pledged to bank as security for issuance of bills payable (note 15).
   
(iv) Representing bills receivable issued by Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd.. Bills receivable as of September 30, 2024 were pledged to bank as security for issuance of bills payable (note 15).
   
(v) Representing the prepayments to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd for purchase of batteries.
   
(vi) Representing trade payables on purchase of batteries from Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd.
(vii)Representing trade payables on purchase of cathode raw materials from Zhejiang Shengyang Renewable Resources Technology Co., Ltd.
Schedule of Payables to a Former Subsidiary Payables to a former subsidiary as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024 consisted of the following:
   December 31,
2023
   September 30,
2024
 
Payables to Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd  $(411,111)  $(407,560)