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Note 5 - Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

5.

Debt

 

Notes Payable

 

On July 15, 2022, the Company entered into an equipment financing agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in connection with the purchase of facility grounds equipment. The $25,007 loan is payable over 36 months, beginning in August 2022, with monthly payments of $521. The balance of this note was $7,294 as of June 30, 2025, of which $6,252 is classified as Notes Payable - current and $1,042 is classified as Notes Payable - long term on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of  June 30, 2025.

 

On June 15, 2024, the Company entered into a premium financing agreement with First Insurance Funding to finance its directors' and officers' insurance coverages. The $232,067 loan is payable over nine months, beginning in July 2024, and bears interest at 8.25% with monthly payments of $24,093. This note was paid off as of  June 30, 2025.

 

On June 15, 2025, the Company entered into a premium financing agreement with AFCO Insurance Premium Finance to finance its directors' and officers' insurance coverages. The $140,400 loan is payable over nine months, beginning in July 2024, and bears interest at 8.24% with monthly payments of $14,576. The balance of this note was $140,400 as of  June 30, 2025.

 

On August 20, 2024, the Company entered into a premium financing agreement with AFCO Insurance Premium Finance to finance insurance coverages other than its directors' and officers' insurance coverages. The $417,051 loan is payable over eleven months, beginning in September 2024, and bears interest at 8.24% with monthly payments of $39,493. The balance of this note, including accrued interest, was $39,224 as of  June 30, 2025.

 

Convertible Note

 

On January 18, 2024, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note agreement ("Note") for $1,000,000 with an unrelated third-party investor (the "Holder"). In addition, the Holder received options to purchase 80,000 shares of the Company's common stock at $15.00 per share. During the third quarter of 2024, the short-term note was converted into 50,505 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the convertible note payable.

 

The Company has elected to measure the remaining options at fair value. In estimating the fair value of the options, the Black-Scholes Merton Model is used. The required inputs include the current stock price, the exercise price, the term of the options, the risk-free rate and the volatility of the common stock. The options' fair value is classified a Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy as provided by ASC 820. The fair valuation of the options uses inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly.

 

The net proceeds of $901,000 received by the Company from the issuance of the Note are bifurcated between the Note and the options. The amount allocated to the options is $431,405 which is the fair value of the options on the date of the Note. The remaining proceeds received are allocated to the Note. Under the fair valuation election, both the Note and options are remeasured to their respective fair values at the reporting date. Changes in fair values for the Note and options are recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on convertible note fair value in Other (Expense)/Income in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025. As a result of this election, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $1,323 and an unrealized loss $556,174 for the three and six months ended  June 30, 2024, respectively, for the Note.

 

The Company recorded an unrealized gain of $0 and $132,412 for the options for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 for the options, respectively. The Company recorded an unrealized gain of $569,196 and an unrealized loss of $443,234 for the three and six months ended  June 30, 2024, respectively, for the Options.

 

Amended and Restated Standby Equity Purchase Agreement ("A&R SEPA")

 

On October 31, 2024, the Company entered into A&R SEPA with YA II PN, Ltd. (the "Investor"). The A&R SEPA amends and restates in its entirety the standby equity purchase agreement, dated September 23, 2024, by and between the Company and the Investor (the “Original SEPA”).

 

Pursuant to the A&R SEPA, except for so long as there is a balance outstanding under the Promissory Notes (as defined below) and the Additional Promissory Notes (as defined below), the Company has the right, from time to time, until November 1, 2027, to require the Investor to purchase up to $25 million of shares of common stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the A&R SEPA, by delivering written notice to the Investor. Pursuant to the A&R SEPA, the Investor advanced to the Company the principal amount of $3 million (the “Pre-Paid Advance”) in exchange for the Company’s issuance to the Investor of convertible promissory notes (the “Promissory Notes”) in two tranches, resulting in net proceeds (net of discounts and fees) to the Company of $2,635,500. The Company received the first tranche of the Pre-Paid Advance in the principal amount of $2 million on October 31, 2024 in exchange for the Promissory Note dated October 31, 2024 (the “EVTV-1 Promissory Note”), and the second tranche of the Pre-Paid Advance in the principal amount of $1 million on December 17, 2024 in exchange for the Promissory Note dated December 17, 2024 (the “EVTV-2 Promissory Note”). The Promissory Notes accrue interest on the outstanding principal balance at an annual rate equal to 0%, which will increase to an annual rate of 18% upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Promissory Notes) or a Registration Event (as defined in the Promissory Notes) for so long as such event remains uncured. Prior to the Company’s entry into the Supplemental Agreement (as defined below), the Promissory Notes were initially set to mature on November 13, 2025 and were convertible at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) $21.4800 per share or (ii) 93% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“VWAP”) during the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date (but no lower than the “floor price” then in effect, which was $3.5800 per share, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the terms contained in the Promissory Notes). Pursuant to the terms of the Original SEPA, the Company issued 6,410 shares of common stock to the Investor as a commitment fee.

 

During the first quarter of 2025, the obligation under the EVTV-2 Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1 million was fully satisfied through the conversion of the EVTV-2 Promissory Note into shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of this conversion, 174,348 shares of the Company's common stock were issued at a weighted average price of $5.70.

 

During the same quarter, the obligation under the EVTV-1 Promissory Note was partially satisfied through the conversion of the EVTV-1 Promissory Note into shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of this conversion, 149,030 shares of the Company's common stock were issued at a weighted average price of $4.10. During the second quarter of 2025, the obligation under the EVTV-1 Promissory Note was partially satisfied through the conversion of the EVTV-1 Promissory Note into shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of this conversion, 56,144 shares of the Company's common stock were issued at a weighted average price of $2.38. The remaining principal balance of the EVTV-1 Promissory Note on June 30, 2025, was $1,250,000. As a result of this conversion, realized gains of $4,145 and $4,145 were recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

 

The Company has elected to measure the Promissory Notes at fair value. In estimating the fair value of the Promissory Notes, a lattice model is applied. The required inputs include the current stock price, the term, the conversion price, the risk-free rate and volatility of the common stock. The Promissory Notes' fair values are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy as provided by ASC 820. As a result of this election, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $17 and $762 for the EVTV-1 Promissory Note for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The Company also recorded an unrealized gain of $0 and $350 for the EVTV-2 Promissory Note for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.


 

Supplemental Agreement to A&R SEPA

 

On February 24, 2025, the Company entered into a supplemental agreement, dated February 24, 2025 (the “Supplemental Agreement”), with the Investor, which amends and supplements the A&R SEPA to: (i) provide for the advancement by the Investor to the Company, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth in the Supplemental Agreement, of $5 million under the A&R SEPA (the “Additional Pre-Paid Advance”), to be evidenced by convertible promissory notes (the “Additional Promissory Notes”) in two tranches, (ii) amend the maturity date for the EVTV-1 Promissory Note to March 9, 2026, and (iii) amend the floor price for the Note EVTV-1 to $0.7130 per share.

 

The Additional Promissory Notes accrue interest on the outstanding principal balance at an annual rate equal to 5%, which will increase to an annual rate of 18% upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Additional Promissory Notes) or a Registration Event (as defined in the Additional Promissory Notes) for so long as such event remains uncured. The Additional Promissory Notes will mature on March 9, 2026, which may be extended at the option of the Investor. The Additional Promissory Notes are convertible at a conversion price equal to the lower of (i) $10.00 per share or (ii) 93% of the lowest daily VWAP during the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the conversion date (but no lower than the “floor price” then in effect, which is $0.7130 per share, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the terms contained in the Additional Promissory Notes).

 

The first tranche of the Additional Pre-Paid Advance was disbursed on February 25, 2025 in the principal amount of $3 million (with net proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.7 million after deducting discounts and fees) as evidenced by an Additional Promissory Note issued by the Company to the Investor on February 24, 2025 (the “EVTV-3 Additional Promissory Note”).

 

The second tranche of the Additional Pre-Paid Advance in the principal amount of $2 million (with net proceeds of approximately $1.8 million after deducting discounts and fees) was disbursed to the Company on May 7, 2025 (the "EVTV-4 Additional Promissory Note"). During the second quarter of 2025, the obligation under the EVTV-4 Additional Promissory Note in the principal amount of $2 million was partially satisfied through the conversion of the EVTV-4 Additional Promissory Note into shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of this conversion, 853,275 shares of the Company's common stock were issued at a weighted average price of $1.77. The remaining principal balance of the EVTV-4 Additional Promissory Note on June 30, 2025, was $500,000. A realized loss of $80,909 was recognized as a result of this conversion for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

 

The Company has elected to measure the Additional Promissory Notes at fair value. In estimating the fair value of the Additional Promissory Notes, a lattice model is applied. The required inputs include the current stock price, the term, the conversion price, the risk-free rate and volatility of the Company's common stock. The Additional Promissory Notes' fair values are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy as provided by ASC 820. As a result of this election, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $27,200 and $444,500 for the EVTV-3 Additional Promissory Note for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. The Company also recorded an unrealized gain of $262,961 for the EVTV-4 Additional Promissory Note for the three months ended June 30, 2025.

 

The following table depicts the future annual minimum payments of the Company's outstanding debt as of June 30, 2025:

 

  

Amount

 

Remainder of 2025

 $1,380,073 

2026

  3,562,471 

Total Payments

 $4,942,544