Balances and Transactions with Related Parties (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2025 |
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| Balances and Transactions with Related Parties [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Principal Related Parties Transactions |
The principal related parties with which the Company
had transactions during the years 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 | | Zhengzhou BAK New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd | | Note f |
| (a) | Mr. Xiangqian Li, the Company’s former CEO, is a director of Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd. Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAK SZ. |
| (b) | Mr. Xiangqian Li, the Company’s former CEO, is a director of Shenzhen BAK Battery Co., Ltd and Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd. On September 27, 2023, Nanjing CBAK New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (“Nanjing CBAK”) entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement (the “Equity Transfer Agreement”) with Shenzhen BAK Battery Co., Ltd. (“SZ BAK”), under which SZ BAK shall sell a five percent (5%) equity interest in Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd. (“BAK SZ”) to Nanjing CBAK for a purchase price of RMB260 million (approximately $35.7 million) (note 14). |
| (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. |
| (f) | Shenzhen BAK Battery Co., Ltd was the former shareholder of Zhengzhou BAK New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd to April 10, 2023. |
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| Schedule of Payables to a Former Subsidiary |
The Company entered into the following significant related party transactions:
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For the three
months ended
March 31,
2024 | | |
For the three
months ended
March 31,
2025 | |
| Purchase of batteries from Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd | |
$ | 2,572,553 | | |
$ | 4,132 | |
| Purchase of batteries from Fuzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd | |
| - | | |
| 3,369 | |
| Purchase of materials from Zhejiang Shengyang | |
| 1,546,870 | | |
| 2,055,636 | |
| Sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd | |
| 4,985,896 | | |
| 1,150,068 | |
| Sales of cathode raw materials to BAK SZ | |
| - | | |
| 4,620 | |
| Sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd | |
| 97,002 | | |
| 176,512 | |
| Sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd in relation to non-operating agency-based service | |
| - | | |
| 2,168,931 | |
| Sales of cathode raw materials to Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd in relation to non-operating agency-based service | |
| - | | |
| 125,680 | |
| Sales of cathode raw materials to BAK SZ in relation to non-operating agency-based service | |
| - | | |
| 4,748 | |
| Sales of batteries to Fuzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd | |
| 76,279 | | |
| - | |
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| Schedule of Receivables from a Former Subsidiary |
Receivables from former subsidiary
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December 31,
2024 | | |
March 31,
2025 | |
| Receivables from BAK SZ | |
$ | 12,399 | | |
$ | 9,011 | |
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| Schedule of Other Balances Due From/ (to) Related Parties |
Other balances due from/ (to) related parties
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December 31,
2024 | | |
March 31,
2025 | |
| Trade receivable, net – Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (i) | |
$ | 5,970,184 | | |
$ | 1,683,730 | |
| Trade receivable, net – Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd. (ii) | |
$ | 135,012 | | |
$ | 206,850 | |
| Trade receivable, net – Zhengzhou BAK New Energy Vehicle Co.
Ltd | |
$ | - | | |
| 19,807 | |
| Bills receivable – Issued by Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (iii) | |
$ | 459,905 | | |
$ | 126,128 | |
| Prepayment to supplier – Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (iv) | |
$ | 3,738,228 | | |
$ | 3,753,527 | |
| Prepayment to supplier – Zhengzhou BAK New Energy Vehicle Co., Ltd (v) | |
$ | 205,496 | | |
$ | - | |
| Receivable from non-operating agency-based service – Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (vi) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 2,069,888 | |
| Receivable from non-operating agency-based service – Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd (vi) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 127,505 | |
| Trade payable, net – Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd (vii) | |
$ | 66,084 | | |
$ | 66,409 | |
| Trade payable, net – Zhejiang Shengyang (viii) | |
$ | 1,486,765 | | |
$ | 1,627,196 | |
| Payable for non-operating agency-based service – Zhejiang Shengyang (ix) | |
$ | 1,338,794 | | |
$ | 391,235 | |
| Deposit paid for acquisition of long-term investments – BAK SZ (note 13) | |
$ | 15,864,318 | | |
$ | 15,949,095 | |
| Dividend payable to non-controlling interest of Hitrans (note 16) | |
$ | 1,221,915 | | |
$ | 1,228,445 | |
| (i) | Representing trade receivable 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 $1.6 million to the Company. |
| (ii) | Representing trade receivables from sales of cathode raw materials
to Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd. Up to the date of this report, Zhengzhou BAK Electronics Co., Ltd repaid $63,053 to the Company. |
| (iii) | Representing bills receivable issued by Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co.,
Ltd.as of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025 were pledged to bank as security for issuance of bills payable (note 14). |
| (iv) | Representing the prepayments to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd for purchase of batteries. The balance was not utilized up to the date of this report. |
| (v) | Representing the prepayments for purchase of raw materials for manufacturing.
The contract was cancelled on December 10, 2024 and the prepayment was refunded to the Company in March 2025. |
| (vi) | Representing receivables from for non-operating agency-based services. Up to the date of this report, Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd and Zhengzhou BAK Electronic Co., Ltd repaid $1.2 million and $43,385 respectively to the Company. |
| (vii) | Representing trade payables on purchase of batteries. Up to the date of this report, the Company settled nil to Zhengzhou BAK Battery Co., Ltd. |
| (viii) | Representing trade payables on purchase of materials for manufacturing
from Zhejiang Shengyang. Up to the date of this report, the Company settled $0.8 million to Zhejiang Shengyang. |
| (ix) | Representing payables on purchase of materials from Zhejiang Shengyang
in relation to non-operating agency-based service. Up to the date of this report, the Company settled nil to Zhejiang Shengyang. |
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| Schedule of Payables to a Former Subsidiary |
Payables to a former subsidiary as of December
31, 2024 and March 31, 2025 consisted of the following:
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December 31, | | |
March 31, | |
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2024 | | |
2025 | |
| Payables to Shenzhen BAK Power Battery Co., Ltd | |
$ | (419,849 | ) | |
$ | (418,211 | ) |
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