v3.20.1

Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Principles (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment | Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method, based upon the following estimated useful lives:
Buildings | 15 - 39 years
Software | 3 - 6 years
Equipment | 5 years
Vehicles and prototypes | 3 - 5 years
Schedule of Warranty Accrual | Activity for the Company's warranty accrual is as follows:
| December 31, |  |
| 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 7,058,769 |  |  | $ | 142,560 |
Accrual for warranty | 92,191 |  |  | 7,981,413 |
Warranty costs incurred | (1,149,096) |  |  | (1,065,204) |
Balance at end of year | $ | 6,001,864 |  |  | $ | 7,058,769 |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted | The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
|  | Years Ended December 31, |  |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018
Net loss |  |  | $ | (37,162,827) |  |  |  | $ | (36,502,316) |
Deemed dividends |  | 86,207 |  |  | 765,179 |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |  | $ | (37,249,034) |  |  | $ | (37,267,495) |
Basic weighted average shares outstanding |  | 64,314,756 |  |  | 50,377,909 |
Dilutive effect of options and warrants |  | — |  |  | — |
Dilutive effect of Convertible Note |  | — |  |  | — |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 64,314,756 |  |  |  | 50,377,909 |
Anti-dilutive options and warrants excluded from diluted average shares outstanding |  | 36,021,502 |  |  | 21,686,465 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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