UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A10-K

(Amendment No. 1)Mark One)

[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 20132014

or

[_]TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________________ to ________________________

Commission file number: number001-33997

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware90-0363723
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or organization) 

Jinhua City Industrial Zone
Jinhua, Zhejiang Province
People's Republic of China
Post Code 321016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(86-579) 82239856

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per ShareNASDAQ Global Select Market
(Title of each class)(Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None.

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The aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2013,30, 2014, the last business day of the registrant's second fiscal quarter, was approximately $108,038,543.$400,034,259.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 11, 20149, 2015 was 40,105,321.46,284,855.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I5
Item 1.Business.5
Item 1A.Risk Factors.15
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.24
Item 2.Properties.24
Item 3.Legal Proceedings.25
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.26
PART II26
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchase Equity Securities.26
Item 6.Selected Financial Data.28
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.30
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.44
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.44
Item 9.Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.45
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.45
Item 9B.Other Information.46
PART III46
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.46
Item 11.Executive Compensation.49
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.53
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.54
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services.55
PART IV55
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.55
SIGNATURES58

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Explanatory NoteSPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our” is filing this Amendment No. 1This Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K (this “Amendment”“Annual Report”) to amend and supplementcontains certain forward-looking statements within the following provisionsmeaning of Section 27A of the Form 10-KSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These include statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed withfuture, which we indicate by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “we believe,” “our company believes,” “management believes” and similar language. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those set forth in the U.S. Securitiesdiscussion under Item 1, “Business”, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 17, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), to agree with the Company’s responses to the SEC Staff’s comments dated April 25, 2014:

In this Amendment, we expanded the analysis under “Item 7. Management’s“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” to: (i) include comparable GAAP measures where non-GAAP figures were presented regarding net incomeOperations.” Our actual results may differ materially from results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. We base our forward-looking statements on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update them. In addition, our historical financial performance is not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the “Overview” section; (ii) expandfuture and we believe such comparisons cannot be relied upon as indicators of future performance.

Although we believe that the disclosure under “EV Products”expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to provide greater detail regardingupdate any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

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PART I

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Annual Report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Kandi,” or the “Company” are to the combined businesses of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Item 1. Business Introduction

Our Core Business

Before the year 2013, the Company had been mainly engaged in the design, production and distribution of the off-road vehicle products. Due to various market factors and the environment with positive government supports, starting from the year 2013, the Company gradually shifted its main focus towards the development on pure electric vehicles (which we refer to as “EVs” in this report). For the year ended December 31, 2014, the majority of the Company’s revenue and profit were generated from EV parts and EV products.

The Market for Electric Vehicles

Business Environment and Policy

Research and development of major EV technology projects in China began in 2001. Driven by two central government five-year plans for scientific and technological research as well as by the Olympics, World Expo and the “1000 cars in 10 cities” demonstration platform, the Chinese electric automobile sector was officially born, which brings a positive basis for EV business.

With the growing consumer demand for motor vehicles in China many cities are experiencing severe problems from environmental pollution. At the same time, with the lack of the efficient traffic planning, major Chinese cities are crippled by  traffic congestion. Thus, major cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, have begun to implement various policies restricting the purchase and usage of traditional cars. We expect that more cities will have no choices but to adopt similar policies in the future.

To improve the environment of the urban areas, the China Central Government, along with many municipalities, has been introducing numerous supporting policies that encouraged the usage and adoption of EVs, including subsidies, tax exemptions, special treatment of tag and license. Among these policies,  the most significant development involved the availability of subsidies from central and local government for the sale of EVs. The process of receiving government subsidies is as follows: manufacturers receive central government subsidies through application and sell the EVs to local dealers at a discounted price, reflecting the deduction of the central government subsidy from the normal sale price. Local dealers then establish their retail price based upon the prevailing purchase price from the manufacturers, then deduct the local government subsidy from the retail price before selling the EVs to consumers. Through these steps, consumers receive both subsidies from the central and local governments when they purchase EVs.

Because the central and local government subsidies are disclosed to the public and all the subsidies are reviewed and verified by the respective governments, consumers know what subsidies they will receive along with the price they expect to pay for EVs. Therefore, even though dealers can sell vehicles at prices established at their discretion, programs are designed to assure that consumers receive the entire benefit from both subsidies. This allows for full disclosure for consumers in the costs associated with purchasing EVs, along with the added benefits of the respective subsidies.

Issues confronting the market

Although the basis for the EV industry in China has already been established, the development of Chinese EV industry is still ongoing due to five major obstacles  towards  extensive commercialization of EVs and the full development of the EV market in China,  These obstacles include the comparatively higher cost of EVs, compared with traditional automobiles, the shorter driving range between battery charges, long charging times for standard EV batteries, the limited infrastructure of EV charging facilities, and EV battery attenuation and maintenance.

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Our Solutions and Growth Strategy

To resolve these key market issues, given the economic and population growth in China, we believe there is an opportunity for a new business model. Kandi has been advocating, and through the Service Company, as defined below, implemented the “Micro Public Transportation” model, or MPT (the “EV-Share Program”), which provides a shared pure EV transportation platform that has not been previously afforded to urban residents. While it is less expensive than standard taxis. MPT is designed as a new business model for public transportation that maximizes the advantages of our existing EV products and technologies, and further stimulates the expansion of the EVs markets to urban communities. Since its inception, the “Micro Public Transportation” model has made impressive progress, and received great recognition and support from government officials, the end users, and our business partners throughout of China. In order to smoothly move the MPT concept forward, Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd., our 50/50 joint venture with Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. ( the “JV Company”) participated in the establishing of Zhejiang ZuoZhongYou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. (the “Service Company”), of which the JV Company has a 19% of ownership interest. As of the end of 2014, the EV-Share Program had been launched, through the Service Company, in nine cities including Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Changzhou and Rugao.

Today, cities in China face four critical challenges in the traffic environment, including pollution, traffic congestion, insufficient parking space and growing scarcity of energy supplies, which are mainly the result of ever growing volume of gas-powered automobiles. One solution to solve these problems is to create cleaner and more affordable public transportation to urban residents. Currently, subway and bus transport are the most abundant public transportation options available. In this regard, the Company advocates the EV-Share Program to reduce the total number of private cars in use, which will improve environmental conditions, ease traffic congestion, alleviate parking availability, and reduce the reliance and use of fossil fuels.

Besides the zero-emission benefit, the EV-Share Program combines the advantages of city taxis, resident vehicular transport, rental cars and traditional mass transportation, along with the benefits of the availability of the vertical automatic charging/parking garage and the street-level service stations. It is a seamless transportation tool in all dimensions for urban public transportation, designed to greatly improve the efficiency of urban EV usage, while easing traffic congestion, allowing for greater parking resources. Additionally, it will likely to promote the fast adoption of the pure EVs among Chinese consumers as MPT enables consumers to rent pure EVs on a short-term hourly base or lease them on the long-term base, without concerns on the costs and issues associated with owning and maintaining EVs individually.

The EV-Share Program is supported by a network of charging/parking stations, which provides charging, maintenance and battery recycling facilities. The stations locate at airports, train stations, hotels, business centers, selected residential areas and other strategic locations close to city public transportation network . A centralized tracking system allows the service provider of EV-Share Program to keep a close watch at the status and precise location of each vehicle. In addition to the short-term rental and long term leasing options to consumers described above, the Service Company also offers long-term leasing options to large enterprises, government entities and residential communities so they can use pure EVs for extended periods of time (the “Long-term Leasing Program”). In 2014, we have greatly benefited from the success of various MPT initiatives in China, especially the short-term hourly rental and the Long-term Leasing Program.

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Our Organizational Structure

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 31, 2004. The Company changed its name from Stone Mountain Resources, Inc. to Kandi Technologies, Corp. on August 13, 2007. On December 21, 2012, the Company changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.

Headquartered in the Jinhua city, Zhejiang Province, China, the Company’s primary business operations are the design, development, manufacturing and commercialization of electric vehicles, electric vehicle parts and off-road vehicles, which are distributed in China and global markets. The Company conducts its primary business operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Vehicles”) and the partial and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Kandi Vehicles. As part of its strategic objective to become a leader in EV market in China, the Company focuses on fuel efficient, pure EV parts manufacturing with a particular emphasis on expanding its market share in China.

The Company's organizational chart is as follows:

* The box with dotted-line border represents the entity that has ceased operation and was dissolved in July 2014.

Operating Subsidiaries:

Pursuant to relevant agreements executed in January 2011, Kandi Vehicles is entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% profits and loss absorption rate) of Jinhua Kandi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi New Energy”). Kandi New Energy currently holds vehicle production rights (license) on manufacturing Kandi brand electric utility vehicles (”Special-purpose Vehicles”) and the production rights (license) on manufacturing battery packs used in Kandi brand EVs.

Jinhua Three Parties New Energy Vehicles Service Co., Ltd. (“Jinhua Service”) was formed as a joint venture, by and among our wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles, the State Grid Power Corporation and Tianneng Power International. The Company, indirectly through Kandi Vehicles, had a 30% ownership interest in Jinhua Service. As of September 30, 2014, Jinhua Service ceased its operations and was dissolved.

In April 2012, pursuant to a share exchange agreement, the Company acquired 100% of Yongkang Scrou Electric Co, Ltd. (“Yongkang Scrou”), a manufacturer of parts for automobile and electric vehicle, including EV drive motors, EV controllers, air conditioners and other electrical products.

As a part of our EV business strategy, we believe we need more production resources to timely and efficiently satisfy the market demands. In March 2013, pursuant to a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) entered into between Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Guorun”), a 99%-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (“Geely”), the parties established Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. (the “JV Company”) to develop, manufacture and sell EVs and related auto parts, and to invest in other companies with related or similar business. Each of Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Guorun has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. In March 2014, the JV Company changed its name to Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. At present, the JV Company is a holding company with products that are manufactured by its subsidiaries.

In March 2013, Kandi Vehicles formed Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Changxing”) in the Changxing (National) Economic and Technological Development Zone. Kandi Changxing is engaged in the production of EVs. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Kandi Vehicles entered into an ownership transfer agreement with JV Company pursuant to which Kandi Vehicles transferred 100% of its ownership in Kandi Changxing to the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Changxing.

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In April 2013, Kandi Electric Vehicles (Wanning) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Wanning”) was formed in Wanning City of Hainan Province by Kandi Vehicles and Kandi New Energy. Kandi Vehicles has a 90% ownership in Kandi Wanning, and Kandi New Energy has the remaining 10% interest. However, by contract, Kandi Vehicles is, effectively, entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% profits and losses) of Kandi Wanning. Hainan Province is planned as an international tourism island by the Chinese government and there is a high possibility that all non-EV vehicles will be banned from use within the province. Therefore, the Company believes EV business has a great potential growth rate in Hainan province. To capture this opportunity, the Company signed an agreement with Wanning city government and invested a total of RMB 1 billion to develop a factory in Wanning with an annual production of 100,000 EVs. Currently, this project is expected to launch its trial production by 2015.

In July 2013, Zhejiang ZuoZhongYou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. (the “Service Company”) was formed. The Service Company is engaged in various pure EV leasing businesses including the EV-Share Program. The JV Company has a 19% ownership interest in the Service Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 9.5% economic interest in the Service Company.

In November 2013, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Jinhua Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jinhua”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jinhua, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Jinhua. According to the terms of the JV Agreement, except the JV Company and its subsidiaries, Kandi Vehicle and its subsidiaries are not allowed to manufacture pure EVs. However, Kandi New Energy holds the production rights (license) on manufacturing of Special-purpose Vehicles. Therefore, it is necessary to establish Kandi Jinhua, which is in charge of the Special-purpose Vehicle business and entitles to use Kandi New Energy’s Special-purpose Vehicle production rights (license).

In November 2013, Zhejiang JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“JiHeKang”) was formed by the JV Company and is engaged in car sales business. The JV Company has 100% ownership interest in JiHeKang, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in JiHeKang.

In December 2013, the JV Company entered into an ownership transfer agreement with Shanghai Guorun pursuant to which the JV Company acquired 100% ownership of Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Shanghai”). As a result, Kandi Shanghai is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Shanghai.

In January 2014, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Jiangsu Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jiangsu”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jiangsu, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Jiangsu.

Our Products

General

For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, our products include EV parts, EV products, and off-road vehicles including ATVs, utility vehicles (“UTVs”), go-karts, and others. According to our market research on consumer demand trends, we have adjusted our production line strategically and continued to develop and manufacture new EV products in an effort to meet market demands and better serve our customers.

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   Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
  Unit  Sales  Unit  Sales  Unit  Sales 
EV parts 102,236 $ 116,431,310  51,588 $ 1,724,031  93,881 $ 3,517,237 
EV products 3,758  33,978,619  4,694  46,619,203  3,915  19,034,936 
Off-Road Vehicles 25,746  19,819,078  55,516  46,192,811  50,252  41,961,497 
Total 131,740 $ 170,229,006  111,798 $94,536,045  148,048 $64,513,670 

EV Parts

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenues from the sale of EV parts were $116,431,310. We sold our EV parts mostly to the JV Company for manufacturing of the EV products. We started the EV parts business to the JV Company in the first quarter of 2014 and achieved significant growth during the year. Among the total EV parts sales to the JV Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately 83% or the majority of the sales were related to the sales of battery packs. Due to  various Chinese auto industry  regulations, we hold the necessary production license to manufacture  battery packs to be exclusively used in the EVs manufactured by the JV Company under the Kandi brand. Approximately 6% of the sales were related to the sales of EV controllers. Approximately 5% of the sales were related to the sales of air conditioning units. Approximately 4% of the sales were related to the sales of EV drive motors, and the remaining 2% were related to the sales of body parts and other auto parts.

EV Products

We continued to sell EV products during the year of 2014. Our revenues from the sale of EV products for the fiscal year of 2014 were $33,978,619, a decrease of $12,640,584 or 27.1% from $46,619,203 for the year ended December 31, 2013, representing a 19.9% of reduction in unit sales. The decrease in the sales volume was due to a JV Agreement signed in 2013 which required us to gradually transfer our EVs production and distribution business to the JV Company.

Off-Road Vehicles

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenues from the sale of the off-road vehicles declined by $26,373,733, or 57.1%, to $19,819,078 from $46,192,811 for the year ended December 31, 2013, The decrease was primarily due to the rearrangement of our product portfolio for more efficient use of resources to capture more sales opportunities in the fast-growing EV market in China.

The following table shows the breakdown of Kandi's revenues from its customers by geographic markets:

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  Year Ended December 31 
  2014  2013  2012 
Sales RevenuePercentage
Sales
Revenue
Percentage
Sales
Revenue
Percentage
North America$ 2,900,789  2% $ 6,906,807  7% $ 7,243,257  11% 
Europe and other regions 5,729,035  3%  2,394,948  3%  1,639,990  3% 
China 161,599,182  95%  85,234,290  90%  55,630,423  86% 
Total 170,229,006  100%  94,536,045  100%  64,513,670  100% 

Recent Development Activities

In November 2014, SMA7002BEV05, the first Mid-tier Luxury Pure Electric Vehicle developed by JV Company was approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China ("MIIT") according to No. 69 public announcement of MIIT. The SMA7002BEV05 model is among the latest vehicles on the lists of the approved vehicle products (“MITT” No. 266) and the recommended models for energy saving & new energy vehicle demonstration and promotion in China (“MITT” No. 63). As a result, purchasers of such EV will now be the ultimate beneficiaries to receive all levels of national and local subsidies and incentives. The approval of SMA7002BEV05 is an indication of our beginning to enter the field of the middle and high level pure vehicle products. We believe that our diversified products will meet the market's growing demands and secure our leading position in manufacturing pure electric vehicle products in China.

In December 2014, Kandi Vehicles signed a purchase contract with Zhejiang Tianneng Energy Technology Co, Ltd ("Tianneng Energy Technology") for a one-year supply of TNL-ITR18650-2200P lithium batteries starting in January 2015. Kandi Vehicle's purchase amount is committed to be no less than RMB 260 million or approximately $42.6 million in 2015. Management believes Tianneng Energy Technology's lithium battery is a great addition and will help Kandi to achieve a better performance for EVs.

As of the end of 2014, our EV-Share Program has been expanded to 9 cities including Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Changzhou, and Rugao. This program is an innovative business model aimed at promoting and popularizing the use of EVs in China. Since its inception, the program has generated significant public interest, and received key recognitions and endorsements from consumers as well as the government agencies. It also includes a variety of the Long-term Leasing Program, ideal for those companies, government entities and residential communities. As of the end of 2014, there had been a total of 14,398 Kandi EVs delivered to our customers. Leveraging the success of the EV-Share Program, Kandi has built a solid foundation to be recognized as the one of the leaders in the pure EV market in China.

On January 14, 2015, we announced that the first 60 Kandi Brand EVs were delivered to launch an innovative EV business model, which we called “Mini Police Car” Program. The EVs are the first time used by Hangzhou Uptown Public Security Bureau to facilitate performance of community safety patrols, population permit patrols, fire safety inspections, as well as other police duties. The Mini Police Car offers the advantage for police to quick access into these congested areas and small alleyways to carry out its duties. Kandi equips these EVs with the necessary police equipment, firefighting apparatuses, emergency kits, and other related equipment. In addition to our successful EV sharing program catering to average Chinese consumers, we hope to explore more EV growth opportunities in the area of fleet sales and leasing to large business and government entities in China in the future.

From January 23 to 25, 2015, the 2014 Global New Energy Auto Conference was held in Tianjin China. More than 700 people attended this conference, including government officers, scholars, auto industry experts, ecommerce companies, electric vehicles users, industry investors, technical development personnel, media and others. During the conference, Mr. Hu Xiaoming, our Chairman and CEO, was granted the sole award for  “Innovator of Annual Green Auto ”.

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On January 31 2015, Mr. Hu Xiaoming, our Chairman and CEO, visited Shenzhen Chuangming Battery Technology Co., LTD. (“Chuangming”), which engages in research and development, production and distribution in the field of Lithium ion battery. Both parties had a friendly detailed discussion on how to apply the high performance battery No. 18650 from Chuangming on Kandi’s EVs and align with the intention of cooperation. The visit for Mr. Hu is to seek the partner for high performance battery for Kandi’s EV products, and secure the supply of EV’s battery for future mass EVs production.

On February 15, 2015, the management of the JV Company made a decision to add the direct-selling operation to its business for the sale of pure EVs, in addition to the current fleet sale model. The JV Company has made good progress in selling EV products to the Service Company, which operates various leasing options including short-term rental and the Long-term Leasing Program.  We believe the EV-Share Program will continue to be the main business growth driver for the JV Company. Meanwhile, in line with the growing direct market demand from end users, the JV Company will begin to explore direct selling option. A new pure EV product, JL7001BEV03, or Cyclone, developed by the JV Company will be mainly directly sold to the end users. Up to date, Cyclone has passed the required technical inspection and tests from various regulated agencies in China, including National Passenger Car Quality Supervision and Inspection Centre. The Company also filed the final application of the product public announcement with China’s MIIT and expect the application to be approved within the next two months. “Cyclone” is a five-door, four-seat vehicle equipped with a newly developed triple element lithium ion battery, with a comfortable seating area and reliable safety conditions. Cyclone utilizes a central control system that features both touch screen and conventional buttons, and it has also achieved multiple domestic automobile leading standards. The participated launch of Cyclone will further strengthen the leading position of the JV Company in the new energy automobile industry. As the JV Company gears up to sell EVs direct to end users this year, we believe that the JV Company will have great advantages in both fleet sales and direct sales markets.

Sales and Distribution

The Company has three main products: electric vehicle products, electric vehicle parts and off-road vehicles in year 2014. According to the JV Agreement with Geely, we will be gradually transferring the production of the EV products to the JV Company, and continue to share the 50% economic benefits share from the JV Company. Besides EVs, Kandi focuses on the design, production and distribution of EVs parts, which has demonstrated significant growth in  2014. Additionally, Kandi still continued to produce and sell the off-road vehicles, which is our traditional products.

Customers

As of December 31, 2014, our major customers, in the aggregate, accounted for 71% of our sales. Currently, the Company is developing new business partners and clients for our products to reduce our dependence on existing customers and focusing the new business development efforts on our pure EV sharing project;business.

The Company's major customers, each of whom accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenue, were as follows:

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 Sales  Accounts Receivable and Amount Duefrom JV Company, Net(1) 
  Year  Year  Year          
  Ended  Ended  Ended          
  December,  December,  December,  December  December  December 
  31,  31,  31,  31,  31,  31, 
Major Customers 2014  2013  2012  2014  2013  2012 
Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. 38%  -  -  17%  -  - 
Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 23%  -  -  16%  -  - 
Shanghai Maple Auto Co., Ltd. 10%  23%  -  3%  47%  - 

(1)

The balance at December 31, 2014 didn’t include the one-year entrusted loan of $24,376,371 that Kandi Vehicle lent to the JV Company.

Sources of Supply

All the raw materials are purchased from the suppliers. The major parts of our products are mainly manufactured by Kandi. Other components and (iii) quantify all factors contributingparts that are needed are purchased from third-party suppliers. Kandi does not have, and does not anticipate having, any difficulty in obtaining required materials from its suppliers. In reaching this determination, we considered our current contracts and our current business relationships with our suppliers.

The Company's material suppliers, each of whom accounted for more than 10% of our total purchases, were as follows:

  Purchases  Accounts Payable 
  Year  Year  Year          
  Ended  Ended  Ended          
 December, 31,  December, 31,  December, 31,  December 31,  December 31,  December 31, 
MajorSuppliers 2014  2013  2012  2014  2013  2012 
Zhejiang New Energy Auto System Co., Ltd. 31%  33%  26%  12%  12%  - 
Shandong Henyuan New Energy Tech Co., Ltd. 25%  -  -  32%  -  - 
Zhongju (Tianjin) New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. 11%  -  -  29%  -  - 

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Competitors

Our EV business faces the competition from two parts, one is the competition with traditional vehicles and the other is the competition from other EVs manufacturers.

In terms of the competition with the traditional vehicle manufacturers, many competitors are larger and have greater financial resources. But the traditional automobile companies face many urban traffic challenges, including urban pollution, traffic congestion, insufficient parking space and energy crisis., which gives us great opportunities for EVs’ development. The government grants great support and issues favorable policies to promote EVs development, which is a clear evidence for EVs growth. We believe electric vehicle industry in China has many years of great potential growth ahead.

Within electric vehicle market itself, the competitions are fierce as we have to compete with many domestic and global EV manufactures with greater brand recognition and financial resources. However, being one of the earliest companies to engage in the research, production and distribution of electric vehicles, we believe we have the advantage on the technology, innovation on the vehicle business operation and distribution channel. In particular, the innovative EV-Share Program, or MPT model we have been advocating,  is different from our competitors’ offering, and has been well received by the government and the end users. This business model, along with our continuous efforts on research and development as well as strategic alliance, shall help us to build competitive  advantages over other EV manufacturers.

Intellectual Property and Licenses

Our success depends, at least in part, on our ability to protect our core technology and intellectual property. We rely on a combination of patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyright and trade secret protection laws in China and other jurisdictions, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property and our brand. As of December 31, 2014, we had 26 issued patents, 2 issued software copyrights and 6 pending patent applications with Chinese patent authority related to electrical vehicle products, electrical vehicle parts and off-road vehicle products. Under the PRC Patent Law, an invention patent is valid for a term of 20 years and a utility or design patent is valid for a term of 10 years. Our patents are valid for 10 years. In addition, we are authorized to use the trademark of “Kandi” and we are the owner of the trademark of “JASSCOL”. We intend to continue to file additional patent applications with respect to our technology.

Employees

As of December 31, 2014, excluding the contractors, Kandi had a total of 516 full-time employees as compared to 430 full-time employees on December 31, 2013, of which 328 employees are production personnel, 14 employees are sales personnel, 44 employees are research and development personnel, and 130 employees are administrative personnel. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. We consider our relationships with our employees to be good. We also employ consultants on an as needed basis.

Pure Electric Vehicles Subsidies

Currently, there are two subsidies from central and local governments for the pure EVs in China – one from each of the central and local governments. The ultimate beneficiary for these subsidies is the consumer and the actual prices that consumers pay reflect the deduction of both subsidies.

a) The central government provides a subsidy to manufacturers paid in advance quarterly upon application and approval and settled annually. After selling product to dealers, manufacturers can submit subsidy payment applications with invoices and other supporting documents at the end of each quarter to the requisite central government agencies through their regional offices. After the review and approval by the agencies, the central government makes advance subsidy payments to the manufacturers. At the end of the year, the final subsidy amounts are verified, reconciled according to the number of vehicles actually sold to consumers and settled on an annual basis.

b) Pursuant to the requirement of the central government, the local governments provide a subsidy to consumers who purchase EVs by a price reduction from the dealer. After the consumer purchases an EV at a reduced selling price from the dealer, the dealer submits a subsidy application to the local government, including a consumer authorization letter for subsidy application, consumer personal I.D., EV Vehicle License, EV purchase invoice and other required documents and requests reimbursement (to the dealer) for the local government subsidy.

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Environmental and Safety Regulation

Emissions

Our products are all subject to international laws and emissions related regulations, including regulations and related standards established by China Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”), Europe and Canada.

All Kandi's products comply with all applicable emissions standards and regulations in China Environmental Protection Agency, the United States and internationally, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”), Europe and Canada. However, we are unable to predict the ultimate impact of standards and regulations adopted in the future or proposed regulations on Kandi and its business.

Use regulation

The sale and use of products must be subject to the "Traffic Law" and relevant laws & regulations in China. National, State, and federal laws and regulations have been promulgated, or are under consideration, that impact the use or manner of use of Kandi's products. Certain states and local authorities have adopted, or are considering the adoption of, legislation and local ordinances which restrict the use of ATVs and off-road vehicles to specified hours and locations. The federal government also has restricted the use of ATVs and off-road vehicles in some national parks and federal lands. In several instances, the restriction has been a complete ban on the recreational use of these vehicles. Kandi is unable to predict the outcome of such actions or the possible effect on its business. Kandi believes that its off-road vehicle business would be no more adversely affected than those of its competitors by the adoption of any such pending laws or regulations.

Product Safety and Regulation

Safety Regulation

The U.S. federal government and individual states have adopted, or are considering the adoption of, laws and regulations relating to the use and safety of Kandi's products. The federal government is the primary regulator of product safety. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) has federal oversight over product safety issues related to ATVs and off-road vehicles. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) has federal oversight over product safety issues related to on-road motorcycles.

In August 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (the “Act”) was passed. The Act requires all manufacturers and distributors who import into or distribute ATVs within the United States to comply with the ANSI/SVIA safety standards, which were previously voluntary. The Act also requires the same manufacturers and distributors to have ATV action plans filed with the CPSC that are substantially similar to the voluntary action plans that were previously in effect. Kandi currently complies with the ANSI/SVIA standards.

Kandi's motorcycles are subject to federal vehicle safety standards administered by NHTSA. Kandi's motorcycles are also subject to various state vehicle safety standards. Kandi believes that its motorcycles comply with safety standards applicable to motorcycles.

Kandi's products are also subject to international safety standards in places where it sells its products outside the United States. Kandi believes that its motorcycles and EVs comply with applicable safety standards in the United States and internationally.

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Principal Executive Offices

Our principal executive office is located in the Jinhua City Industrial Zone in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, PRC, 321016 and our telephone number is (86-579) 82239856.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this report before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated into this Annual Report that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating to Our Business

Our future growth is dependent upon consumers’ willingness to adopt EVs.

Our growth is highly dependent upon the adoption by consumers of, and we are subject to a risk of any reduced demand for, alternative fuel vehicles in general and EVs in particular. The market for alternative fuel vehicles (including EVs) is relatively new, rapidly evolving, characterized by rapidly changing technologies, price competition, additional competitors, evolving government regulation and industry standards, frequent new vehicle announcements and changing consumer demands and behaviors. If the market for EVs in China does not develop as we expect or develops more slowly than we expect, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results will be harmed.

The unavailability, reduction or elimination of government and economic incentives could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects.

Chinese government has made significant efforts in actively advocating the development of new energy vehicles to reach production and sales targets of 0.5 million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) by 2015 and 5 million NEVs by 2020. We received support from the local and central government of the PRC from time to time. Any reduction, elimination or discriminatory application of government subsidies and economic incentives because of policy changes, the reduced need for such subsidies and incentives due to the customer base of our EVs, fiscal tightening or other reasons may result in the diminished competitiveness of the alternative fuel vehicle industry generally or our EVs in particular. This could materially and adversely affect the growth of the alternative fuel automobile markets and our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

Our growth depends in part on the availability and amounts of government subsidies and economic incentives for alternative fuel vehicles generally and performance EVs specifically. For example, purchasers of three models of Kandi brand EVs are eligible to receive purchase tax exemption at the amount of 10% of the vehicle’s total purchase price during the three-year period from September 1, 2014. Purchasers of Kandi's SMA7000BEV and SMA7001BEV models are the ultimate beneficiaries, on a per car basis, the national government subsidy of RMB 47,500.00 (Approximately $7,738.00) and the local government subsidy of RMB 47,500.00 (Approximately $7,738.00) from provincial government and municipal government combined at both Chengdu (Sichuan province) and Nanjing (Jiangsu province). Additionally, these two vehicle models also qualify for free license plates in Shanghai. The license plates in Shanghai are auctioned to the public at an average price between RMB70,000.00 to RMB80,000.00 ($11,410.00 to $13,040.00) per license plate. While we believe the latest tax exemption, along with a series of government incentives and subsidies, may have a very positive impact on the sales of Kandi Brand EVs in China going forward, we cannot assure you it is always the case. In the event such favored policy and treatment discontinue, our business outlook and financial conditions could be negatively impacted.

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Developments in alternative technologies or improvements in the internal combustion engine may materially adversely affect the demand for our EVs.

Significant developments in alternative technologies, such as advanced diesel, ethanol, fuel cells or compressed natural gas, or improvements in the fuel economy of the internal combustion engine, may materially and adversely affect our business and prospects in ways we do not currently anticipate. Any failure by us to develop new or enhanced technologies or processes, or to react to changes in existing technologies, could materially delay our development and introduction of new and enhanced EVs, which could result in the loss of competitiveness of our vehicles, decreased revenue and a loss of market share to competitors.

If we are unable to keep up with advances in electric vehicle technology, we may suffer a decline in our competitive position.

We may be unable to keep up with changes in EV technology and, as a result, may suffer a decline in our competitive position. Any failure to keep up with advances in EV technology would result in a decline in our competitive position which would materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition. Our research and development efforts may not be sufficient to adapt to changes in EV technology. As technologies change, we plan to upgrade or adapt our vehicles and introduce new models in order to continue to provide vehicles with the latest technology, in particular battery cell technology. However, our vehicles may not compete effectively with alternative vehicles if we are not able to source and integrate the latest technology into our vehicles. For example, we do not manufacture battery cells, which makes us dependent upon other suppliers of battery cell technology for our battery packs.

Our business depends substantially on the continuing efforts of our executive officers, and our business may be severely disrupted if we lose their services.

Our future success depends substantially on the continued services of our executive officers, especially our CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Hu Xiaoming. We do not maintain key man life insurance on any of our executive officers. If any of our executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at all. Therefore, our business may be severely disrupted, and we may incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new officers. In addition, if any of our executive officers joins a competitor or forms a competing company, we may lose some of our customers.

We may be subject to product liability claims, or recalls which could be expensive, damage our reputation and result in a diversion of management resources.

We may be subject to lawsuits resulting from injuries associated with the use of the vehicles that we sells or produces. We may incur losses relating to these claims or the defense of these claims. There is a risk that claims or liabilities will exceed our insurance coverage. In addition, we may be unable to retain adequate liability insurance in the future.

We may also be required to participate in recalls involving our vehicles, if any prove to be defective, or we may voluntarily initiate a recall or make payments related to such claims as a result of various industry or business practices or the need to maintain good customer relationships. Such a recall would result in a diversion of resources. While we do maintain product liability insurance, we cannot assure you that it will be sufficient to cover all product liability claims, that such claims will not exceed our insurance coverage limits or that such insurance will continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Any product liability claim brought against us could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We retain certain personal information about our customers and may be subject to various privacy and consumer protection laws.

We and our operating companies use our vehicles’ electronic systems to log information about each vehicle’s condition, performance and use in order to aid us in providing customer service, including vehicle diagnostics, repair and maintenance, as well as to help us collect data regarding our customers’ charge time, battery usage, mileage and efficiency habits and to improve our vehicles. We also collect information about our customers through our website, at our stores and facilities, and via telephone.

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Our customers may object to the processing of this data, which may negatively impact our ability to provide effective customer service and develop new vehicles and products. Collection and use of our customers’ personal information in conducting our business may be subject to national and local laws and regulations in the PRC, and such laws and regulations may restrict our processing of such personal information and hinder our ability to attract new customers or market to existing customers. We may incur significant expenses to comply with privacy, consumer protection and security standards and protocols imposed by law, regulation, industry standards or contractual obligations. Although we take steps to protect the security of our customers’ personal information, we may be required to expend significant resources to comply with data breach requirements if third parties improperly obtain and use the personal information of our customers or we otherwise experience a data loss with respect to customers’ personal information. A major breach of our network security and systems could have serious negative consequences for our businesses and future prospects, including possible fines, penalties and damages, reduced customer demand for our vehicles, and harm to our reputation and brand.

Our business will be adversely affected if we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights from unauthorized use or infringement by third parties.

Any failure to adequately protect our proprietary rights could result in weakening or loss of such rights, which may allow our competitors to offer similar or identical products or use identical or confusingly similar branding, potentially resulting in the loss of some of our competitive advantage, a decrease in our revenue and an attribution of potentially lower quality products to us, which would adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. Our success depends, at least in part, on our ability to protect our core technology and intellectual property. To accomplish this, we rely on a combination of patents, patent applications, trade secrets, including know-how, employee and third party nondisclosure agreements, copyright protection, trademarks, intellectual property licenses and other contractual rights to establish and protect our proprietary rights in our technology. We have also received from third parties patent licenses related to manufacturing our vehicles.

The protection provided by the patent laws is and will be important to our future opportunities. However, such patents and agreements and various other measures we take to protect our intellectual property from use by others may not be effective for various reasons, including the following:

Existing trademark and trade secret laws and confidentiality agreements afford only limited protection. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States, and policing the unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult.

We may need to defend ourselves against patent or trademark infringement claims, which may be time-consuming and would cause us to incur substantial costs.

Companies, organizations or individuals, including our competitors, may hold or obtain patents, trademarks or other proprietary rights that would prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to make, use, develop, sell or market our vehicles or components, which could make it more difficult for us to operate our business. From time to time, we may receive inquiries from holders of patents or trademarks regarding their proprietary rights. Companies holding patents or other intellectual property rights may bring suits alleging infringement of such rights or otherwise assert their rights and seek licenses. In addition, if we are determined to have infringed upon a third party’s intellectual property rights, we may be required to do one or more of the following:

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In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us and our failure or inability to obtain a license to the infringed technology or other intellectual property right, our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, any litigation or claims, whether or not valid, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

We may also face claims that our use of technology licensed or otherwise obtained from a third party infringes the rights of others. In such cases, we may seek indemnification from our licensors/suppliers under our contracts with them. However, indemnification may be unavailable or insufficient to cover our costs and losses, depending on our use of the technology, whether we choose to retain control over conduct of the litigation, and other factors.

Our vehicles make use of lithium-ion battery cells, which could catch fire or vent smoke and flame. This may lead to additional concerns, about the batteries used in automotive applications.

The battery pack in our EV products makes use of lithium-ion cells. We also currently intend to make use of lithium-ion cells in battery packs on any future vehicles we may produce. On rare occasions, lithium-ion cells can rapidly release the energy they contain by venting smoke and flames in a manner that can ignite nearby materials as well as other lithium-ion cells. Extremely rare incidents of laptop computers, cell phones and EV battery packs catching fire have focused consumer attention on the safety of these cells.

These events have raised concerns about the batteries used in automotive applications. To address these questions and concerns, a number of cell manufacturers are pursuing alternative lithium-ion battery cell chemistries to improve safety.  We may have to recall our vehicles or participate in a recall of a vehicle that contains our battery packs, and redesign our battery packs, which would be time consuming and expensive. Also, negative public perceptions regarding the suitability of lithium-ion cells for automotive applications or any future incident involving lithium-ion cells such as a vehicle or other fire, even if such incident does not involve us, could seriously harm our business.

In addition, we store a significant number of lithium-ion cells at our manufacturing facility. Any mishandling of battery cells may cause disruption to the operation of our facilities. While we have implemented safety procedures related to the handling of the cells, there can be no assurance that a safety issue or fire related to the cells would not disrupt our operations. Such damage or injury would likely lead to adverse publicity and potentially a safety recall. Moreover, any failure of a competitor’s EV, may cause indirect adverse publicity for us and our EVs. Such adverse publicity would negatively affect our brand and harm our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

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Compliance with environmental regulations can be expensive, and noncompliance with these regulations may result in adverse publicity and potentially significant monetary damages and fines.

Our business operations generate noise, waste water, gaseous byproduct and other industrial waste. We are required to comply with all national and local regulations regarding protection of the environment. We are in compliance with current environmental protection requirements and have all necessary environmental permits to conduct our business. However, if more stringent regulations are adopted in the future, the costs of compliance with these new regulations could be substantial. Additionally, if we fail to comply with present or future environmental regulations, we may be required to pay substantial fines, suspend production or cease operations. Any failure by us to control the use of, or to adequately restrict the unauthorized discharge of, hazardous substances could subject us to potentially significant monetary damages and fines or suspensions to our business operations. Certain laws, ordinances and regulations could limit our ability to develop, use, or sell our products.

The electric vehicle industry is highly competitive, and we are subject to risks relating to competition that may adversely affect our performance.

The electric vehicle industry is highly competitive, and our continued success depends upon our ability to compete effectively in markets that contain many competitors, some of which have significantly greater financial, marketing and other resources than we have. Competition may affect our pricing structures, potentially causing us to lower our prices, which may adversely impact our profits. New or existing competition that uses a business model that is different from our business model may put pressure on us to change our model so that we can remain competitive.

Our high concentration of sales to relatively few customers may result in significant impact our liquidity, business, results of operations and financial condition.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, our top five customers, in the aggregate, accounted for 84% and 67%, respectively, of our sales and accounts receivable. Due to the concentration of sales to relatively few customers, loss of one or more of these customers will have relatively high impact on our operational results.

Our business is subject to the risk of supplier concentrations.

We depend on a limited number of suppliers for the sourcing of major components and parts and principal raw materials. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the top two suppliers accounted for 57% and 65% of our purchases, respectively. As a result of this concentration in our supply chain, our business and operations would be negatively affected if any of our key suppliers were to experience significant disruption affecting the price, quality, availability or timely delivery of their products. The partial or complete loss of these suppliers, or a significant adverse change in interest income (expense)our relationship with any of these suppliers, could result in lost revenue, added costs and distribution delays that could harm our business and customer relationships. In addition, concentration in our supply chain can exacerbate our exposure to risks associated with the termination by key suppliers of our distribution agreements or any adverse change in the section entitled “Interest Income (Expense), Net.” The Company also amended Note 19terms of the “Notessuch agreements, which could have a negative impact on our revenues and profitability.

Our facilities or operations could be damaged or adversely affected as a result of disasters or unpredictable events.

Our headquarters and facilities are located in several cities in China such as Jinhua, Yongkang and Wanning. If major disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, wars, terrorist attacks, computer viruses, pandemics or other events occur, or our information system or communications network breaks down or operates improperly, our headquarters and production facilities may be seriously damaged, or we may have to Consolidated Financial Statements” under Item 8stop or delay production and shipment of Part IIour products. We may incur expenses relating to more clearly detail how the Company’ssuch damages, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.

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If we fail to maintain an effective income tax rate was calculated. Finally,system of internal controls, we also amended the disclosure under “Item 13. Certain Relationshipsmay not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” to be consistent with other disclosures made elsewhere in the Form 10-K. The supplementary disclosure does not affect any numberspotential shareholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our stock.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or SOX 404, the SEC adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on our internal controls over financial reporting in their annual reports.

Despite of our recent efforts in improving our internal control procedures and remediating the material weakness, we cannot provide assurance that we will not fail to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment on an ongoing basis, which may cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

The audit report included in this Annual Report was prepared by auditors who are not inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and, as a result, you are deprived of the benefits of such inspection

The independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit reports included in our annual reports filed with the SEC, as auditors of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or the “PCAOB”, is required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess its compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards. Because our auditors are located in the PRC, a jurisdiction where the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the PRC authorities, our auditors are not currently inspected by the PCAOB.

Inspections of other firms that the PCAOB has conducted outside China have identified deficiencies in those firms' audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections in China prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating our auditor's statements, containedaudits and quality control procedures. As a result, investors may be deprived of the benefits of PCAOB inspections.

The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in Form 10-K.China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our auditor's quality control and audit procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to PCAOB inspections. Investors may lose confidence in our reported financial information and procedures and the quality of our financial statements.

NoRisks Related to Doing Business in China

The economy of China had experienced unprecedented growth. This growth has slowed in the recent years, and if the growth of the economy continues to slow or if the economy contracts, our financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

The rapid growth of the PRC economy had historically resulted in widespread growth opportunities in industries across China. This growth has slowed in the recent years. As a result of the global financial crisis and the inability of enterprises to gain comparable access to the same amounts of capital available in past years, there may be an adverse effect on the business climate and growth of private enterprise in the PRC. An economic slowdown could have an adverse effect on our sales and may increase our costs. Further, if economic growth continues to slow, and if, in conjunction, inflation is allowed to proceed unchecked, our costs would likely increase, and there can be no assurance that we would be able to increase our prices to an extent that would offset the increase in our expenses.

In addition, a tightening of the labor markets in our geographic region may result in fewer qualified applicants for job openings in our facilities. Further, higher wages, related labor costs and other increasing cost trends may negatively impact our results.

Changes in political and economic conditions may affect our business operations and profitability.

Since our business operations are primarily located in China, our business operations and financial position are subject, to a significant degree, to the economic, political and legal developments in China.

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While the Chinese government has not halted its economic reform policy since 1978, any significant adverse changes in the social, political and economic conditions of China may fundamentally impact China's economic reform policies, and thus the Company's operations and profits may be adversely affected.

Uncertainties with respect to the Chinese legal system could have a material adverse effect on us and may restrict the level of legal protections to foreign investors.

China's legal system is based on statutory law. Unlike the common law system, statutory law is based primarily on written statutes. Previous court decisions may be cited as persuasive authority but do not have a binding effect. Since 1979, the PRC government has been promulgating and amending the laws and regulations regarding economic matters, such as corporate organization and governance, foreign investment, commerce, taxation and trade. However, since these laws and regulations are relatively new, and the PRC legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretation of many laws, regulations and rules is not always uniform and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties, which may limit legal protections available to us.

In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and may result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management's attention. The legal system in China cannot provide investors with the same level of protection as in the U.S. The Company is governed by laws and regulations generally applicable to local enterprises in China. Many of these laws and regulations were recently introduced and remain experimental in nature and subject to changes and refinements. Interpretation, implementation and enforcement of the existing laws and regulations can be uncertain and unpredictable and therefore may restrict the legal protections available to foreign investors.

Changes in Currency Conversion Policies in China may have a material adverse effect on us.

Renminbi (“RMB”) is still not a freely exchangeable currency. Since 1998, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China has promulgated a series of circulars and rules in order to enhance verification of foreign exchange payments under a Chinese entity's current account items, and has imposed strict requirements on borrowing and repayments of foreign exchange debts from and to foreign creditors under the capital account items and on the creation of foreign security in favor of foreign creditors.

This may complicate foreign exchange payments to foreign creditors under the current account items and thus may affect the ability to borrow under international commercial loans, the creation of foreign security, and the borrowing of RMB under guarantees in foreign currencies. Moreover, the value of RMB may become subject to supply and demand, which could be largely impacted by international economic and political environments. Any fluctuations in the exchange rate of RMB could have an adverse effect on the operational and financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries in China.

You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions based on United States or foreign laws against us, our management or the experts named in the prospectus.

We conduct substantially all of our operations in China and almost all of our assets are located in China. In addition, almost all of our senior executive officers reside in China. As a result, it may not be possible to effect service of process on our senior executive officers within the United States or elsewhere outside China, including with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws. Moreover, our PRC counsel has advised us that the PRC does not have treaties with the United States or many other countries providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of court orders and final judgments.

Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Securities

Our stock price may be volatile, which may result in losses to our shareholders.

The stock markets have experienced significant price and trading volume fluctuations, and the market prices and trading volumes of companies listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and the NASDAQ Global Select Market have been madevolatile. Although our stock was listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and upgraded to the Form 10-K.NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 2, 2014, the trading price of our common stock is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate significantly in response to many factors, including the following, some of which are beyond our control:

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Domestic and international stock markets often experience significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations, as well as general economic and political conditions unrelated to our performance, may adversely affect the price of our common stock.

Mr. Hu, our CEO, President and Chairman of our Board of Directors is the beneficial owner of a substantial portion of our outstanding common stock, which may enable Mr. Hu to exert significant influence on corporate actions.

Excelvantage Group Limited controls approximately 25.9% of our outstanding shares of common stock as of March 9, 2015. Hu Xiaoming, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, is the sole stockholder of Excelvantage Group Limited. Together with the shares held through Excelvantage Group Limited, Mr. Hu has 28.0% of our outstanding shares of common stock which could have a substantial impact on matters requiring the vote of our shareholders, including the election of our directors and most corporate actions. This Amendmentcontrol could delay, defer or prevent others from initiating a potential merger, takeover or other change in our control, even if these actions would benefit our other shareholders and the Company. This control could adversely affect the voting and other rights of our other shareholders and could depress the market price of our common stock.

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends to our common shareholders.

We presently do not anticipate that we will pay dividends on any of our common stock in the foreseeable future. If payment of dividends does occur at some point in the future, it would be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. The payment of any common stock dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors. We presently intend to retain all earnings to implement our business plan; accordingly, we do not reflect events occurring afteranticipate the declaration of any dividends for common stock in the foreseeable future.

Fluctuation in the value of the RMB may have a material adverse effect on your investment.

The change in value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, the Euro and other currencies is affected by changes in China's political and economic conditions, among other things. On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against certain foreign currencies. While the international reaction to the RMB revaluation has generally been positive, there remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. As a portion of our costs and expenses is denominated in RMB, the revaluation in July 2005 and potential future revaluation has and could further increase our costs. In addition, any significant revaluation of the RMB may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from financings into RMB for our operations, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.

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The limitation of monetary liability against our directors, officers and employees under Delaware law and the existence of statutory indemnification rights of our directors, officers and employees may result in substantial expenditures by our Company and may discourage lawsuits against our directors, officers and employees.

Our articles of incorporation do not contain any specific provisions that limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages to our Company and shareholders; however, we are prepared to indemnify our directors and officers to the extent provided for by Delaware law. We may also have include contractual indemnification obligations in our employment agreements with our officers. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in the Company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against its directors and officers, which we may be unable to recoup. These provisions and resultant costs may also discourage our Company from bringing a lawsuit against directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, and may similarly discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our directors and officers even though such actions, if successful, might otherwise benefit our Company and shareholders.

We may need additional capital, and the Form 10-K,sale of additional shares or other equity securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders.

In the future, we may require additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities or obtain a credit facility. The sale of additional equity securities could result in dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that financing will be available, if at all, in amounts or on terms acceptable to us.

Our business is subject to changing regulations related to corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of noncompliance.

Because our common stock is publicly traded, we are subject to certain rules and regulations of federal, state and financial market exchange entities charged with the protection of investors and the oversight of companies whose securities are publicly traded. These entities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the SEC and NASDAQ, have issued requirements and regulations and continue to develop additional regulations and requirements in response to corporate scandals and laws enacted by Congress. Our efforts to comply with these regulations have resulted in, and are likely to continue resulting in, increased general and administrative expenses and diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. Because new and modified laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This evolution may result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and additional costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to our disclosure and governance practices.

Techniques employed by manipulative short sellers in Chinese small cap stocks may drive down the market price of our common stock.

Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not update disclosures containedown but rather has, supposedly, borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the Form 10-K,value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is therefore in the short seller’s best interests for the price of the stock to decline, many short sellers (sometime known as “disclosed shorts”) publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions or reports regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling a stock short. These short attacks have, in the past, led to selling of shares in the market, on occasion in large scale and broad base.

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These short seller publications are not regulated by any governmental, self-regulatory organization or other official authority in the U.S., are not subject to the certification requirements imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Regulation AC (Regulation Analyst Certification) and, accordingly, the opinions they express may be based on distortions of actual facts or, in some cases, fabrications of facts. In light of the limited risks involved in publishing such information, and the enormous profit that can be made from running just one successful short attack, unless the short sellers become subject to significant penalties, it is more likely than not that disclosed short sellers will continue to issue such reports.

While we intend to strongly defend our public filings against any such short seller attack, often times we are constrained, either by principles of freedom of speech, applicable state law (often called “Anti-SLAPP statutes”), or issues of commercial confidentiality, in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller. You should be aware that in light of the relative freedom to operate that such persons enjoy – oftentimes blogging from outside the U.S. with little or no assets or identity requirements – should we be targeted for such an attack, our stock will likely suffer from a temporary, or possibly long term, decline in market price should the rumors created not be dismissed by market participants.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties.

Kandi has the following granted land use rights:

Area
Location(square meters)Term and ExpirationCertificate No.
Zhejiang Jinhua Industrial Park72,901Nov 13, 2002 - Nov 13, 205210-15-0-203-1
Zhejiang Jinhua Industrial Park39,491Nov 13, 2002 - Nov 13, 205210-15-0-203-2
Zhejiang Jinhua Industrial Park46,651Dec 30, 2003 - Dec 30, 205310-15-0-16
Zhejiang Jinhua Industrial Park37,515Dec 30, 2003 - Dec 30, 205310-15-0-17
Zhejiang Jinhua Industrial Park49,162Dec 30, 2003 - Dec 30, 205310-15-0-18
Zhejiang Jinhua Industrial Park19,309Dec 07, 2009 - Dec 07, 205910-15-0-33
Zhejiang Qiaoxia Industrial Park9,405Apr 03, 2001 – Apr 03, 2051574-26-36

All land in the PRC is owned by the government and cannot be sold or transferred by or to any individual or private entity. Instead, the government grants or allocates landholders a “land use right.” There are four methods to acquire land use rights:

In comparison with Western common law concepts, granted land use rights are similar to life estates and allocated land use rights are in some ways similar to leaseholds.

Granted land use rights are provided by the government in exchange for a grant fee and carry the rights to pledge, mortgage, lease, and transfer during the term of the grant. Land is granted for a fixed term, which is generally 70 years for residential use, 50 years for industrial use, and 40 years for commercial or other use. The term is renewable in theory. Granted land must be used for the specific purpose for which it was granted.

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Allocated land use rights cannot be pledged, mortgaged, leased, or transferred. They are generally provided by the government for an indefinite period (usually to state-owned entities) and can be reclaimed by the government at any time. Allocated land use rights may be converted into granted land use rights upon the payment of a grant fee to the government.

Kandi has the following real estate properties:

Jinhua City, Zhejiang

The Company owns the following facilities located in Jinhua Industrial Park, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China. The table below lists the primary facilities and the status of each facility:

Area
Description(square meters)Status
Factories93,979Fully operational
Sales Center3,130Fully operational
Test Center2,220Fully operational
Staff quarters8,090Fully operational
Canteen2,602Fully operational

Yongkang City, Zhejiang

The Company owns the following facilities located in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province, China. The table below lists the primary facilities and the status of each facility:

Area
Description(square meters)Status
Office1,301Fully operational
Factories4,457Fully operational
Warehouse341Fully operational
Multi-purpose room480Fully operational

Wanning City, Hainan

The Company acquired the land use rights and began the construction to build EV production factories in Wanning City, Hainan Province, China in 2014. As of the date of this report, the construction is still in progress; thus this facility is not operational at this point. We expect the construction will be completed and the trial production will be launched by the end of 2015.

Area
Description(square meters)Status
Approximately
Factories60,000In progress

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

In July 2013, Judge Michael M. Pritchett of the Circuit Court of Ripley County of the State of Missouri (the “Circuit Court”) entered final orders and judgments in favor of the Company and Kandi Vehicles and against plaintiffs Griffin and Elder, respectively, pursuant to the jury verdicts rendered in the following two cases: Griffin v. SunL Group, et al., and Elder v. SunL Group, et al. On October 31, 2013, the plaintiffs appealed these decisions. On January 16, 2015, the Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment from the Circuit Court and it is the final judgment.

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The Company received a letter dated February 9, 2015 from the staff of the Enforcement Division (the “Division”) of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") advising that the Division has concluded its investigation of the Company and, based on information received to date, does not modify or amendintend to recommend to the Form 10-K except as specifically describedCommission that any enforcement action be brought against the Company. This formally concludes the Commission’s investigation that commenced in this explanatory note. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read2013. As previously disclosed, The Company received notice of a formal investigation and a subpoena dated November 21, 2013 in conjunction with our Form 10-K and our other filings madeconnection with the Commission subsequentCommission's investigation.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

On January 2, 2014, our common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “KNDI”. The following sets forth the high and low prices for our common stock for each quarter from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014 as reported by NASDAQ.

  HIGH  LOW 
FISCAL 2014      
Fourth Quarter (through December 31, 2014)$ 18.17 $ 10.3 
Third Quarter (through September 30, 2014)$ 22.49 $ 12.98 
Second Quarter (through June 30, 2014)$ 17.69 $ 10.68 
First Quarter (through March 31, 2014)$ 22.4 $ 10.9 
       
FISCAL 2013      
Fourth Quarter (through December 31, 2013)$ 12.79 $ 6.15 
Third Quarter (through September 30, 2013)$ 9.20 $ 4.12 
Second Quarter (through June 30, 2013)$ 8.50 $ 3.55 
First Quarter (through March 31, 2013)$ 4.19 $ 3.37 

Holders of Common Stock

As of March 9, 2015, there were 11 shareholders of record of our common stock. This does not include all the filingbeneficial holders who hold shares through their brokerage accounts.

Dividends

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. Our policy is to retain all earnings, if any, to provide funds for operation and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the Form 10-K, including any amendmentsforeseeable future. Any future determination to those filings.declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15Sales of Unregistered Securities

None

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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

None

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

Please see the discussion in Item 12 titled “Equity Compensation Plan Information” below.

Stock Performance Graph

This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended this Amendment contains(the Exchange Act), or incorporated by reference into any filing of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. under the complete textSecurities Act of Item 131933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The following graph shows a comparison from December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2014, of the cumulative total return for our common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index, and currently dated certificationsthe S&P Automobile Manufacturers Index. Such returns are based on historical results and are not intended to suggest future performance. Data for the NASDAQ Composite Index and the S&P Automobile Manufacturers Index assumes an investment of $100 on December 31, 2009 and reinvestment of dividends. We have never paid cash dividends on our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to themcapital stock nor do we anticipate paying any such cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

  As of December 31, 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE               
SHEETS DATA: 2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
Cash and cash equivalents$ 26,379,460 $ 12,762,369 $ 12,135,096 $ 2,294,352 $ 7,754,166 
Restricted cash 13,000,731  1,636  15,835,364  6,634,989  17,398,087 
Working capital (deficit) 39,202,684  (6,631,680) 35,898,297  17,466,812  18,522,694 
Total assets 323,073,352  204,306,730  160,284,990  112,273,750  109,614,715 
Short-term bank loans 35,589,502  34,020,281  32,615,063  36,372,492  28,434,012 
Total liabilities 111,488,513  115,780,611  85,762,922  56,424,875  65,140,577 
Total shareholders' equity 211,584,839  88,526,119  74,522,068  55,848,875  44,474,138 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSOF INCOME Years Ended December 31, 
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEDATA: 2014  2013  2012  2011  2010 
REVENUES, NET$ 170,229,006 $ 94,536,045 $ 64,513,670 $ 40,177,148 $ 42,880,300 
COST OF GOODS SOLD (146,825,073) (72,793,517) (51,620,280) (30,964,173) (33,257,851)
GROSS PROFIT 23,403,933  21,742,528  12,893,390  9,212,975  9,622,449 
Research and development (2,755,637) (3,728,730) (2,877,283) (2,304,373) (1,908,134)
Selling and marketing (1,345,588) (399,504) (455,983) (414,255) (1,120,739)
General and administrative (14,058,548) (16,056,107) (4,250,832) (3,458,388) (3,371,829)
INCOME FROM CONTINUINGOPERATIONS 5,244,160  1,558,187  5,309,292  3,035,959  3,221,747 
Interest income 1,701,121  1,516,477  2,658,104  2,200,678  769,942 
Interest (expense) (3,480,646) (4,395,353) (2,775,891) (1,945,260) (2,922,960)
Investment income (expense) in trading security -  -  -  9,653  (1,771)
Change in fair value of financial instruments 6,531,308  (16,647,283) 1,986,063  5,401,929  (2,725,987)
Government grants 288,498  228,396  132,139  298,072  351,343 
Share of (loss) in associated companies (54,308) (69,056) (69,429) (52,696) - 
Share of profit after tax of JV 4,490,266  (2,414,354) -  -  - 
Other income, net (34,649) 676,257  332,936  717,495  761,960 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE 14,685,750             
INCOME TAXES    (19,546,729) 7,573,214  9,665,830  (545,726)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (2,414,412) (1,593,994) (1,523,735) (551,060) (405,713)
NET (LOSS) INCOME 12,271,338  (21,140,723) 6,049,479  9,114,770  (951,439)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVEINCOME          
Foreign currency translation (2,725,143) 2,112,902  424,623  1,816,639  1,323,814 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME$ 9,546,195 $ (19,027,821)$ 6,474,102 $ 10,931,409 $ 372,375 
                
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARESOUTSTANDING BASIC 42,583,495  34,707,973  29,439,328  27,438,725  22,173,550 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARESOUTSTANDING DILUTED 42,715,818  34,707,973  29,677,325  28,735,748  22,173,550 
                
NET INCOME PER SHARE, BASIC$ 0.29 $ (0.61)$ 0.21 $ 0.33 $ (0.04)
NET INCOME PER SHARE,DILUTED$0.29 $ (0.61)$ 0.20 $ 0.32 $ (0.04)

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Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.

Overview

Our core business is designing, developing,Prior to 2013, we were primarily engaged in the design, manufacturing and commercializing puresales of traditional off-road vehicle products. Due to fast-growing market demand for electric vehicles (“EVs”), all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), go-karts, three-wheeled motorcycles and other specialized vehicles. We conduct our business primarily through our wholly-owned subsidiaries that operate in China and other global markets,Chinese government’s ambitious plan to lower pollution by adopting five million alternative-energy vehicles by 2020, we gradually and most typically, we sellsuccessfully transformed our non-EVcore business to the development of electric vehicle products to Chinese export agents who then resell our products in North America, Europe,(EV products) and other regions.

electric vehicle parts (EV parts). During the year ended December 31, 2013,2014, we recognizedhad total net revenues of $94,536,045,$170,229,006, an increase of $30,022,375,$75,692,961, or 46.5%80.1%, over totalour net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012.2013. The majority of our revenues arewere generated by the sales of EV parts and EV products, which accountaccounted for 49%88.4% of theour total revenue in 2014.The significant revenue growth was mainly driven by the increased sales of EV parts during the year.

During the year 2014, we focused our efforts on the design, manufacturing and sales of EV parts and experienced significant sales growth from this business line. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we achieved net revenue of $116,431,310 from selling EV parts, mostly to our JV Company, an increase of $114,707,279, or 6653.4%, as compared to $1,724,031 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The main reasonWe were in the early stage of significantEV parts manufacturing in 2014, we haven’t reached a scale production and the unit prices of related parts were relatively high, which resulted in less profitable gross margin for our EV parts manufacturing. We believe, as our production volumes pick up and raw materials and unit prices of parts continue to fall, our EV parts unit production cost will gradually decrease and our gross margin will gradually improve.

Pursuant to our Joint Venture agreement, we gradually transferred our EV production to the JV Company in 2014, which caused our sales volume of EV products to decrease in the year compared with year 2013. However, as we have a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company and accounted for our investments in the JV Company under the equity method of accounting, we received 50% of the JV Company’s net profit for the year or $3,763,082 in the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to a loss of $1,510,378 in the year ended December 31, 2013. As the JV Company was established not too long ago and the business was still in the start-up phase, its earnings were not high but have great potential for growth. We believe our economic benefits from the JV Company will greatly increase in revenue generatedthe future as its business continues to steadily grow.

We continued to produce off-road vehicles in 2014 and our revenues from this business line decreased by $26,373,733 from year-ago period, or 57.1%, to $19,819,078 for the year ended December 31, 2014. This decrease was mainly because we shifted our business strategy to put more resources and efforts on Chinese EV industry to meet the increasing market demand for alternative energy vehicles. We believe this realignment of business focus is becausethe newly added EV models –Kandi Brand SMA7000BEV, a five-door & five-seat vehicle and SMA7001BEV, an improved modelin the best interest of electric vehicle, were both sold at a higher price. the Company’s long-term strategy for business growth.

In 2013, the Company2014, we recorded $21,742,528$23,403,933 of gross profit, increased 68.6%an increase of 7.6% from 2012,2013, primarily due to the increase of revenue. The CompanyWe recorded a net profit of $12,271,338 in 2014 compared to a net loss of ($21,140,723)$21,140,723 in 2013.Excluding the effects of stock award expenses, which were $8,455,422 and $9,658,320 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, compared to a net incomerespectively, and the change of $6,049,479 in 2012, primarily due to a special charge in the amount of ($16,647,283) in 2013, compared to a special income of $1,986,063 in 2012, resulting from a change in the fair value of financial instrumentsderivatives, which were a gain of $6,531,308 and stock awards. Excludinga loss of $16,647,283 for the affects of the change in the fair value of financial instruments and stock awards in both 2012years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recordedrespectively, our net income (non-GAAP) of $5,164,880 in 2013was $14,195,452for the year ended December 31, 2014 as compared to net income (non-GAAP) of $4,168,072 in 2012, or$5,164,880 for the year ended December 31, 2013, an increase of 23.9% $9,030,572 or 174.8%. The increase in such net income was primarily attributable to the increase of revenue and gross profits during the year of 2014.

The vehicle manufacturing industry is highly competitive.competitive in China. Current and future factors impacting our industry include: (i) the exponential growth of electrical vehicle sales and dedicated platforms in the global market place, (ii) the consolidation of supply chains and costs of components, (iii) rapid technology developments (including 3D printing technology) and (iv) emerging strategic partnerships and joint ventures in the automotive industry generally.

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Our business strategy includes our efforts to provide our customers with high-quality products, and to expand our footprint in new and existing markets. As part of these efforts, we have invested in a joint venture company called Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. (the “JV Company”), which develops, manufacturesmarkets, and sells EVs and related products. In December 2013,to advance our EV business was recognized as producing the top two model types of EVs in China. These EV model types have an impressive driving range of 150 kilometers or more, which entitles them to a higher rebate or subsidy than older models under Chinese policy. We are also advancing the profile and demand for our EV products through the EV sharing project.Sharing Project. To further this initiative, we are working with our business partners to build a network of public EV sharing stations (for charging and parking) and partnering with high-end hotels in the Hangzhou area of China to provide energy-efficient, convenient travel options for local citizens and tourists. We anticipate that our pure EV business in China, through the operations of the JV Company and with the support of new Chinese subsidy policies, will continue to develop and thrivegrow in the future.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

The following table sets forth the amounts and the percentage relationship to revenues of certain items in our consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

For The Years Ended
December 31, 2013 and 2012

 2013  2012  Comparisons  Year     Year     Year    

    % of     % of  Change in  Change  Ended     Ended     Ended    

 Amount  Revenue  Amount  Revenue  Amount  In %  December31,  % Of  December 31,  % Of  December 31,  % Of 

REVENUES

$ 94,536,045  100.0% $ 64,513,670  100.0% $ 30,022,375  46.5% 
 2014  Revenue  2013  Revenue  2012  Revenue 
REVENUES, NET$ 170,229,006  100.0% $ 94,536,045  100.0% $ 64,513,670  100.0% 

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 (72,793,517) (77.0)%  (51,620,280) (80.0)%  (21,173,237) 41.0%  (146,825,073) -86.3%  (72,793,517) -77.0%  (51,620,280) -80.0% 

GROSS PROFIT

 21,742,528  23.0%  12,893,390  20.0%  8,849,138  68.6%  23,403,933  13.7%  21,742,528  23.0%  12,893,390  20.0% 

Research and Development

 (3,728,730) (3.9)%  (2,877,283) (4.5)%  (851,447) 29.6%  (2,755,637) -1.6%  (3,728,730) -3.9%  (2,877,283) -4.5% 

Selling and Marketing

 (399,504) (0.4)%  (455,983) (0.7)%  56,479  (12.4)%  (1,345,588) -0.8%  (399,504) -0.4%  (455,983) -0.7% 

General and Administration

 (16,056,107) (17.0)%  (4,250,832) (6.6)%  (11,805,275) 277.7%  (14,058,548) -8.3%  (16,056,107) -17.0%  (4,250,832) -6.6% 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 1,558,187  1.6%  5,309,292  8.2%  (3,751,105) (70.7)%  5,244,160  3.1%  1,558,187  1.6%  5,309,292  8.2% 
Interest income 1,701,121  1.0%  1,516,477  1.6%  2,658,104  4.1% 
Interest (expense) (3,480,646) -2.0%  (4,395,353) -4.6%  (2,775,891) -4.3% 
Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments 6,531,308  3.8%  (16,647,283) -17.6%  1,986,063  3.1% 

Government Grants

 228,396  0.2%  132,139  0.2%  96,257  72.8%  288,498  0.2%  228,396  0.2%  132,139  0.2% 

Share of (loss) of associated company

 (69,056) (0.1)%  (69,429) (0.1)%  373  (0.5)%  (54,308) 0.0%  (69,056) -0.1%  (69,429) -0.1% 
Share of Loss after tax of JV 4,490,266  2.6%  (2,414,354) -2.6%  -  - 

Other Income, Net

 676,257  0.7%  332,936  0.5%  343,321  103.1%  (34,649) 0.0%  676,257  0.7%  332,936  0.5% 

Interest (Expense) Income, Net

 (2,878,876) (3.0)%  (117,787) (0.2)%  (2,761,089) 2,344.1% 

Change in Fair Value of Financial

                  

Instruments

 (16,647,283) (17.6)%  1,986,063  3.1 %  (18,633,346) (938.2)% 

Share of Loss after tax of JV

 (2,414,354) (2.6)%  -  -  (2,414,354) 100.0% 

(LOSS) INCOME BEFOREINCOME TAX

 (19,546,729) (20.7)%  7,573,214  11.7%  (27,119,943) (358.1)% 

INCOME TAX (EXPENSE)BENEFIT

 (1,593,994) (1.7)%  (1,523,735) (2.4)%  (70,259) (4.6)% 
INCOME (LOSS)BEFORE INCOME TAX 14,685,750  8.6%  (19,546,729) -20.7%  7,573,214  11.7% 
INCOME TAX(EXPENSE) (2,414,412) -1.4%  (1,593,994) -1.7%  (1,523,735) -2.4% 

NET (LOSS) INCOME

$ (21,140,723) (22.4)% $ 6,049,479  9.4% $ (27,190,202) (449.5)% $ 12,271,338  7.2% $ (21,140,723) -22.4% $ 6,049,479  9.4% 

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Revenues

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we had net revenues of $170,229,006 compared to net revenues of $94,536,045 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $64,513,670 for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing an increase of $75,692,961, or 80.1%, from 2013 and an increase of $105,715,336, or 163.9%, from 2012, respectively. Our products include EV parts, EV products, and off-road vehicles, including ATVs, utility vehicles (“UTVs”), go-karts, and others. For the year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, 95%, 90% and 86%, respectively, of our revenues were derived from the sales of our products in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”).

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The following table summarizes our revenues as well as the number of units sold by product types for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

  Year Ended December 31, 
  2014  2013  2012 
  Unit  Sales  Unit  Sales  Unit  Sales 
EV parts 102,236 $ 116,431,310  51,588 $ 1,724,031  93,881 $ 3,517,237 
EV products 3,758  33,978,619  4,694  46,619,203  3,915  19,034,936 
Off-Road Vehicles 25,746  19,819,078  55,516  46,192,811  50,252  41,961,497 
Total 131,740 $ 170,229,006  111,798 $ 94,536,045  148,048 $ 64,513,670 

EV Parts

During the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenues from the sale of EV parts were $116,431,310, representing an increase of $114,707,279 or 6,653.4% from $1,724,031 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and an increase of $112,914,073 or 3,210.3% from $3,517,237 for the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively

Our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 primarily consisted of the sales of battery packs, body parts, EV drive motors, EV controllers, air conditioning units and other auto parts to the JV Company for manufacturing of EV products. Of the total EV parts sold for the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately 83%, or the majority of the sales, were related to the sale of battery packs. Due to the Chinese auto industry regulation, we hold the necessary production license to manufacture the battery packs exclusively used in Kandi brand name’s EVs manufactured by the JV Company. Besides the sale of battery packs, approximately 6% of the sales were related to the sales of EV controllers, approximately 5% of the sales were related to the sales of air conditioning units, approximately 4% of the sales were related to the sales of EV drive motors and approximately 2% of the sales were related to the sales of body parts and other auto parts.

We started the EV parts business to the JV Company in the first quarter of 2014. During the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenues from the sale of EV parts to the JV Company accounted the majority or approximately 68% of our total net revenue for the year. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the majority of EV parts sold to the JV Companies, or approximately 56% of the sales were to Kandi Changxing, approximately 34% of the sales were to Kandi Shanghai, and approximately 10% of the sales were to Kandi Jinhua. Theses EV parts were used in manufacturing pure EV products by the JV Company’s subsidiaries, all of which were sold to Shanghai Maple Auto Co., Ltd.(“Shanghai Maple”). Shanghai Maple is an unaffiliated company that was granted by the Chinese government vehicle production rights for EV sedans, which is equivalent to a license that qualifies it to sell the EV products to the end customers. Our increased sales of EV parts during the year were largely driven by 46.5%the manufacturing of EV products by the JV Company to meet the EV demand of EV-Share Program. According to the JV Agreement, we are primarily responsible for supplying the JV Company with EV parts and the JV Company is primarily responsible for producing EV products and finished automobiles through sales channels to its end customers.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, of the total EV parts sales, our revenues from the sale of auto generators to other customers were $57,632, a decrease of $1,666,399, or 96.7% from $1,724,031 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and a decrease of $3,459,605 or 98.4% from $3,517,237 for the year ended December 31, 2012. This decrease in revenue was primarily due to the realignment of Yongkang Scrou’s product offering to shift focus to the manufacturing of automobile motors, air-conditioning systems, controllers, and accelerator pedals for EVs.

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EV Products

Our revenues from the sale of EV products for the fiscal year of 2014 were $33,978,619 including $33,421,638 from selling EV products and $556,981 from OEM-EV business line, representing a decrease of $12,640,584 or 27.1% from $46,619,203 for the year ended December 31, 2013 but an increase of $14,943,683 or 78.5% from $19,034,936 for the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively

We continued to sell certain EV products (completed automobiles) during the year of 2014. Our revenues from the sale of EV products for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased by $13,197,565, or 28.3%, from $64,513,670 in 2012$46,619,203 for the year ended December 31, 2013 to $94,536,045 in 2013.

 

 Year ended December 31 

 

 2013  2012 

 

 Units  Revenue  Units  Revenue 

All-terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

 18,295 $ 10,407,858  14,467 $ 6,402,753 

Electric Vehicles (EVs)

 4,694  46,619,203  3,915  19,034,936 

Go-Kart

 36,499  33,187,877  34,517  30,794,415 

Utility vehicles (UTVs)

 440  1,155,221  93  319,014 

Three-wheeled motorcycles (TT)

 243  383,760  1,060  1,272,898 

Refitted car

 39  1,058,095  115  3,172,417 

Auto generator

 51,588  1,724,031  93,881  3,517,237 

Total

 111,798 $ 94,536,045  148,048 $ 64,513,670 

In 2013, our ATVs experienced an increase in revenue$33,421,638 for the year ended December 31, 2014, representing a 44.4% of $4,005,105 or 62.6%, a 26.5% increasereduction in unit sales andbut a 28.5%29.0% of increase in the average unit priceprice. As compared to fiscalour sale of EV products for the year 2012. The increaseended December 31, 2012, we increased our sales by $14,386,702, or 75.6%, representing a 33.4% of reduction in revenue was primarily attributable to the market condition for ATV products, which continued to recover and theunit sales but a 163.6% of increase in the average unit price is because a higher percentage of high-end and middle-end products were sold in 2013.

In 2013, our go-karts experienced an increase in revenue of $2,393,462, or 7.8%, a 5.7% increase in unit sales, and a 1.9% increase in the average unit price compared to fiscal year 2012.price. The increase in revenue was mainly attributable to the relative stable growth in go-karts sales. The Company manufactures both high-end, more expensive go-kart products and less expensive go-kart products to meet customers' various needs.

In 2013, our utility vehicles (“UTVs”) experienced an increase in revenue of $836,207 or 262.1%, a 373.1% increase in unit sales, and a 23.5% decrease in the average unit price compared to fiscal year 2012. The increase in revenue was mainly attributable to the increase of UTV orders. The decrease in the average unit price was largely due to the fact that cheaper model UTVs took a higher percentageinclusion of the cost for battery packs in the unit selling price in 2014. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenues from OEM business were $556,981 or 0.3% of total revenue. We started our OEM business in the second quarter of 2014, and our sales infor the year 2013

EV Products

In 2013, ourended December 31, 2014 were primarily derived from assembling EV products experienced an increase in revenue of $27,584,267 or 144.9%,for Kandi Jinhua, a 19.9% increase in unit sales, and a 104.3% increase in the average unit price compared to fiscal year 2012. In the fourth quarter, the EV revenues increased $26,382,915, or 193.7% compared to the same period of 2012. The unit sales grew by 27.2% and the average unit price increased by 130.9% . The significant increase was mainly attributable to the newly added EV model – Kandi Brand SMA7000BEV, a five-door & five-seat vehicle and SMA7001BEV, an improved model of electric vehicle, are both sold at a much higher price. The increasing sales were driven by the Hangzhou Public EV Sharing System (the “Carshare Project”).

The implementation of the Carshare Project, and other EV sharing networks, requires the development of public EV sharing stations. The Service Company is assisting the Company in the development of the public EV sharing stations. The Service Company is responsible for several aspects of the public EV sharing project, including: (i) launching the public EV sharing business; (ii) establishing a network of public EV sharing stations; (iii) investing in the construction of service facilities and parking facilities for the public EV sharing project; and (iv) providing services directly to customers who rent the EVs. The JV Company, a joint venture established by the Company and Geely (the “Joint Venture”), owns a 19% interest in the Service Company. The remaining 81% is owned by Jia Xing Jia Le Investment Partnership Enterprise, an entity which is unaffiliated with the Company.

The Company recognizes revenue from its EV sharing network when it sells the SKD set, a complete set of the main parts that can be assembled into whole vehicles, to Shanghai Maple. Shanghai Maple, a 99% ownedwholly-owned subsidiary of the Company’s business partner, Geely, then assembles the SKD into a complete vehicle and sells it to the ServiceJV Company. Revenue from the subsequent sale of the full vehicle to the Service Company by Shanghai Maple is not attributable to the Company. The Company indirectly owns a 9.5%Indirectly through our 50% ownership interest in the ServiceJV Company, through itswe have a 50% ownershipeconomic interest in Kandi Jinhua.

Our EV products business accounted approximately 20.0% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014, reduced from 49.3% and 29.5% in the Joint Venture.years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Of the total sales of EV products for the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately $25,593,023, or 75.3%, was sold to Shanghai Maple. The revenue from car rentals belongssales of EV products were mainly driven by the demand by EV-Share Program. In March 2013, Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Guorun”), a 99%-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (“Geely”) formed a joint venture (the “JV Company” ) to develop, manufacture and sell EVs and related auto parts. Under the JV Agreement, our EV product manufacturing business will be gradually transferred to the ServiceJV Company. The decreased sales of EV products in 2014 as compared to that in 2013 was a result of this JV Agreement. In the future, under the JV Agreement, we will be mainly responsible for supplying the JV Company notwith EV parts and the JV Company will be responsible for manufacturing EV products and selling finished goods through channel to its end customers.

Off-Road Vehicles

During the Company. Therefore, the sole source of revenue to the Company isyear ended December 31, 2014, our revenues from the sale to Shanghai Maple of off-road vehicles including selling go karts, all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), and others were $19,819,078, representing a decrease of $26,373,733 or 57.1% from $46,192,811 for the Company’s SKDyear ended December 31, 2013 and a decrease of an EV.$22,142,419 or 52.8% from $41,961,497 for the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively.

As a result of the renewal of national subsidy policy in September of 2013, mostOur off road vehicles business line accounted for approximately 11.6% of our SKDtotal net revenue for the fiscal year 2014, compared to 48.9% for the fiscal year 2013 and 65.0% for the fiscal year 2012, respectively. Of which go-kart business accounted for approximately 7.5% of an EVour total net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014, reduced from 35.1% and 47.7% for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and ATV business accounted for approximately 4.2% of our total net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014, reduced from 11.0% and 9.9% for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The sales occurredof three wheeled motorcycles, utility vehicles (“UTVs”) and refitted cars were insignificant in the fourth quarter. We believe thatfiscal year of 2014 as compared to the sales in the first three quarters were negatively affected by the delay of the subsidy policy.

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Motorcycles

Infiscal years 2013 our TT experienced a decrease in revenue of $889,138 or 69.9%, a 77.1% decrease in unit sales, and a 31.5% increase in the average unit price compared to fiscal year 2012. The decrease wasdecreased sales of these products were primarily attributable to the change in the product structure. There were less TTs manufactured and we may decrease or stop manufacturing such products. The increase in the average unit price in 2013 was because higher percentage of TTs sold were more expensive models.

Refitted Car

In 2013, our refitted car experienced a decrease in revenue of $2,114,322, or 66.6%, a decrease of 66.1% in unit sales and a 1.7% decrease in the average unit price compared to fiscal year 2012. The decrease in revenue was mainly because that the Company decided to discontinue this business during the third quarter of 2013 and focus its efforts on increasing its electric vehicles revenue in China market. “Refitted Car” is a term used by the Company to describe a line of business, where the Company modifies (refits) vehicles manufactured by unrelated, other companies to meet the special requirements of our customers. For example, the Company may make exterior changes, refit AMWS, or install nonstandard features, including, but not limited to, a rearview camera, TPMS, drive recorder, anti-theft device, reversing radar and DVD player.

Auto generator

In 2013, our auto generator experienced a decrease in revenue of $1,793,206 or 51.0%, a 45.0% decrease in unit sales and a 10.8% decrease in the average unit price compared to fiscal year 2012. The decrease in revenue was due to the adjustmentrearrangement of our product portfolio for more efficient use of our resources to capture more sales opportunities in yongkang Scrou's product offering from a manufacturer of auto alternator to a wide range of main products, such as driving motor, air-conditioning system and controller for electric vehicles now. Yongkang Scrou provides these products for use with our vehicles; salesthe fast-growing EV market in connection with providing these products to our vehicles are categorized as inter-company transactions and have been eliminated in consolidation.China.

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The following table shows the breakdown of Kandi'sour net revenues from its customers by geographic markets:

  Year Ended December 31 
  2013  2012 
  Sales Revenue  Percentage  Sales Revenue  Percentage 
North America$ 6,906,807  7% $ 7,243,257  11% 
Europe and other regions 2,394,948  3%  1,639,990  3% 
China 85,234,290  90%  55,630,423  86% 
Total 94,536,045  100%  64,513,670  100% 

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   Year Ended December 31 
 2014  2013  2012 
 Sales
Revenue
 Percentage  Sales
Revenue
 Percentage  Sales
Revenue
 Percentage 
North America$2,900,789 2.0% $6,906,807 7.0% $7,243,257 11.0% 
Europe and other regions 5,729,035 3.0%  2,394,948 3.0%  1,639,990 3.0% 
China 161,599,182 95.0%  85,234,290 90.0%  55,630,423 86.0% 
Total$170,229,006 100.0% $94,536,045 100.0% $64,513,670 100.0% 

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold duringfor the year ended December 31, 20132014 was $72,793,517,$146,825,073, representing a 41.0% increase from $51,620,280 in 2012. This was the result of an increase in our sales.

However, sales increased by a higher percentage than related costs. Our sales had a 46.5% increase in 2013 compared to 2012; whereas our cost of goods sold only increased by 41.0% in 2013 compared to 2012. The main reasons that our costs increased by only 41.0% in 2013 compared to 2012 are as follows:

In consideration of the cost increase resulting$74,031,556, or 101.7%, from the increase of sales volume, the actual cost increase in 2013 is 5.5% less when compared to the increase in sales. This was the result of the following three factors:

  1. In 2013, the cost of raw materials had a relatively slower increase, which is 5.7% less than the percentage of our sales increase in the same period of time, mainly because (i) the new products, especially our EV products were sold at higher price compared to 2012, therefore those products raw material costs had a relative low increase percentage compared to their sale increase; and (ii) the Company strengthened its cost control, reduced the waste of raw materials in manufacturing process.

  2. With the labor cost increase in China, due to short supply and higher standard wages, our labor costs also increased. Total wages and salaries had a relatively higher increase of 0.3% in 2013, compared to the sale increase in the same period of time.

  3. Our other overhead costs in 2013 had a relatively slower increase of 0.1% in 2013 compared to the sales increase in the same period of time, because some low value consumption goods, such as tools, which were acquired in previous years were still being used in 2013. The wear and tear costs for tools in the workshops booked in accounting increased in a slower pace compared to the pace of increase of our sale.

Gross Profit

Gross profits increased by $8,849,138, or 68.6%, in 2013 as a result of increased net sales. During 2013, the gross margin increased from 20.0% in 2012 to 23.0% in 2013. This 3% increase in our gross margin resulted mainly because in 2013 we adjusted our product structure and more high price products, especially the EV products, are sold, while those high price products generally with higher gross margin.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and distribution expenses were $399,504 for fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $455,983 from the same period in 2012, representing a 12.4% decrease. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in our export and customs inspection fees during this reporting period.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased 277.7% during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, from $4,250,832 to $16,056,107. In addition to cash cost related to general and administrative expenses, in 2012, the general and administrative expenses included $85,558 stock awards related expense, whereas in 2013, the expense for common stock awards to directors and certain employees was $9,658,320. Additionally, in fiscal year 2012 the general and administrative expenses also included $19,053 in stock-based compensation costs for the options issued to the Company's executives and managerial level employees, while for the year 2013, this stock option based compensation cost was $0. Excluding the effect of stock award cost and option cost, the net general and administrative expenses$72,793,517 for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $6,397,787, increased 54.3%and an increase of $95,204,793, or 184.4%, from $4,146,221 for the same period in 2012. This increase was primarily attributable to costs related to the capital raise that occurred in the third quarter of 2013, and higher depreciation and amortization costs.

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Research and Development

For the year ended December 31, 2013, research and development expenses increased $851,447, or 29.6%, to $3,728,730 from $2,877,283$51,620,280 for the year ended December 31, 2012. This increase was primarily due to additional researchthe corresponding increased sales for the year ended December 31, 2014. However, the increase in cost of goods sold outpaced the growth of our revenues, which was largely due to relatively less profitable raw material purchases in our newly-added EV parts product line, and development effortsthe sale of EV parts accounted for 68.4% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014. As a result, cost of goods sold for our EV parts product line comprised the majority, or 72.5%, of the total cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2014. The battery sales accounted for the majority of our EV parts sales and their corresponding cost of goods sold accounted for 61.6% of total cost of goods sold.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, excluding the battery business mentioned above, our cost of raw materials declined by 2.2% compared to the sales increase in the fourth quartersame period of time year over year.

Excluding the battery business mentioned above, total wages and salaries for the year ended December 31, 2014, increased by 1.8% compared to the sale increase in the same period of time year over year.

Excluding the battery business mentioned above, our other overhead costs for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased by 0.3% compared to the sales increase in the same period of time year over year.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, raw material costs comprised approximately 95.2% of total cost of goods sold, labor costs comprised approximately 1.5% of total cost of goods sold, and manufacturing overhead comprised approximately 3.3% of the total cost of goods sold. For the year ended December 31, 2013, for developing new EV products to meet market demands.raw material costs comprised approximately 90.1% of total cost of goods sold, labor costs comprised approximately 1.7% of total cost of goods sold, and manufacturing overhead comprised approximately 8.2% of the total cost of goods sold. For the year ended December 31, 2012, raw material costs comprised approximately 91.5% of total cost of goods sold, labor costs comprised approximately 2.5% of total cost of goods sold, and manufacturing overhead comprised approximately 6.0% of the total cost of goods sold.

Government GrantsGross Profit

Government grants totaled $228,396Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $23,403,933 as compared to $21,742,528 for year ended December 31, 2013 and $12,893,390 for year ended December 31, 2012, representing an increase of $1,661,405 or 7.6% from 2013 and an increase of $10,510,543 or 81.5% from 2012, respectively. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in our revenue driven by the sales of our newly-added business line of EV parts. However, our gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2014 decreased to 13.7% from 23.0% for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 20.0% for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decreased gross margin was mainly because the majority of our revenue growth during the year ended December 31, 2014 came from the relatively less profitable EV parts product lines, which accounted for 68.4% of total sales for the year and had a gross margin of 8.5% compared to the average gross margin of 13.7% for our company as a whole.

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Research and Development

Research and development expenses, including materials, labor, equipment depreciation, design, testing, inspection, and other related expense, totaled $2,755,637 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $3,728,730 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $2,877,283 for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a 72.8% increase overdecrease of $973,093, or 26.1%, from 2013 and a decrease of $121,646, or 4.2%, from 2012, respectively. These decreases were primarily due to the same periodshift of our business strategy to focus more of our efforts on the China EV auto market and our primary responsibility under the JV agreement, which is to supply the JV Company with EV parts rather than EV products.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, approximately 40% of our research and development expenses was spent on the research and development of five new EV product models and the projects to develop new auto air conditioning system, vehicle control system and EV intelligent control platform (centralized control platform) used in 2012.our EV products, while the remaining or 60% of our research and development expenses was spent on the projects to develop EV related and off road vehicle products that we initiated in the previous year. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the government grants included $1,694majority of our research and development expense was spent to develop off road vehicle products. We initiated research and development efforts to develop new EV products to meet market demands in subsidies for technology innovation and patent applications, $182,287 subsidies for supporting companies that have competitive advantages and $44,415 export subsidies.the fourth quarter of 2013.

Share of (Loss) of Associated CompanySales and Marketing

Share of (loss) of associated company was ($69,056)Selling and distribution expenses were $1,345,588 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $399,504 for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to loss of ($69,429) for the corresponding period in 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, these losses were attributable to our 30% equity interest investment in Jinhua Service.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Net other income was $676,257 for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $332,936$455,983 for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing an increase of $343,321$946,084, or 103.1% . This236.8%, from 2013 and an increase isof $889,605, or 195.1%, from 2012, respectively. These increases were primarily becauseattributable to the Company wrote off $841,251 payablewarranty expenses of $832,439 for repair and maintenance charged during the year of 2014. In 2014, we contracted a qualified third party to Ever Lotts Investment Limited, which had not been claimedprovide repair and maintenance services for more than three (3)the 1,620 Kandi 7001 series EV sedans we have sold. Excluding this charge, our selling and distribution expenses increased $113,645, or 28.4%, as compared to last year. The increase was largely due to the increased expenses in the shipping and handling costs and other sales and marketing related costs, while decreased product liability insurance partially offset this increase.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were $14,058,548 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $16,056,107 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $4,250,832 for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a decrease of $1,997,559,or 12.4%, from 2013 and an increase of $9,807,716, or 230.7%, from 2012, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, general and administrative expenses included $8,455,422 in expenses for common stock awards to employees and consultants for their services, compared to $9,658,320 and $85,558 for the years asended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Excluding stock award costs, our net general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $5,603,126, a decrease of $794,661, or 12.4%, compared to $6,397,787 for the year ended December 31, 2013. Additional details regarding this write-off are set forthThis decrease was primarily attributable to more costs related to the capital raise were expensed in Note 142013 than 2014. The costs related to issuance of the derivative instruments in the capital raises during 2014, or $578,757, were expensed upon issuance in 2014. Additionally, the general and administrative expenses in 2012 also included $19,053 of stock-based compensation costs for the options issued to our financial statements.executives and managerial level employees, while for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, we didn’t have such expenses.

Interest Income (Expense), Net

The Company’s totalNet interest expense was $1,779,525 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to $2,878,876 for the year ended December 31, 2013 was ($4,395,353), comprised of bank loan interest of ($2,302,389), bond interest of ($1,060,851), discount interest for bank notes of ($834,105) and borrowing interest paid to Kandi Group of ($198,008). For the year ended December 31, 2013, interest income received by the Company totaled $1,516,477, which included interest accrued from bank deposits of $324,319 and interest earned on note receivables of $1,192,158. In 2013, the interest expense for convertible notes was $0, and the interest incurred by the amortization of debt discount was $0, since the last $1,000 of convertible notes previously issued were converted in the first quarter of 2012. The interest for the convertible notes in 2012 was ($2), and the interest incurred by the amortization of debt discount was ($43). Thus, excluding the effects of interest expense related to convertible notes, net interest expense was ($2,878,876)$117,787 for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a decrease of $1,099,351, or 38.2%, from 2013 a significant changebut an increase of $1,661,738, or 1,410.8%, from a2012. The decrease in net interest expense of ($117,787)compared to last year was primarily attributable to an increase in interest income earned on loans made to third parties for the year ended December 31, 2012. This increase was primarily attributable to: (i) a decrease in interest-related2014. We recorded interest income of $1,701,121 for the year ended December 31, 2014, which included$1,573,421 earned on note receivables issuedloans made to third parties, $39,849 earned on an entrusted loan lent to the JV Company through Bank of Communications Hangzhou Zhongan Branch as the agent bank, and (ii)$87,851 earned on bank deposits. We recorded interest expense of $3,480,646 for the year ended December 31, 2014, which included bank loan interest of $2,217,955 and bond interest expenses incurred by the Company.of $1,262,691.

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Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments

For the year ended December 31, 2013,2014, the expense which was caused bygain related to changes in the increase of fair value of the derivative liability relating to the warrants issued to certain investors and placement agents was ($16,647,283), while$6,531,308, compared to a loss of $16,647,283 for the same period last year ended December 31, 2013 and a gain of $1,986,063 for the incomeyear ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $23,178,591from 2013 and an increase of $4,545,245 from 2012, respectively. The gain on the changes in the fair value of derivative liability was due to the decrease in the fair value price of the derivative which was primarily attributable to two factors. First, it was caused by fair value change of financial instruments was $1,986,063. This significant change was primarily due to a significant increasethe decrease in our stock price of the common stock underlying the warrants issued on September 4, 2014, which decreased from $17.13 on the issuance date to $14.01 on December 31, 2014. Secondly, it was due to the passage of remaining life of outstanding warrants (excluding the warrants issued in September 2014), a significant portion of which warrants expired in January 2015.

Government Grants

Government grants totaled $288,498 for the year ended December 31, 2014, representing an increase of $60,102, or 26.3%, from $228,396 in 2013 and an increase of $156,359, or 118.3%, from $132,139 in 2013. The increases were largely due to the fact that theresubsidies we received from the Chinese government for promoting local business and innovation.

Share of Profit (Loss) of Associated Company

Investment losses were more warrants outstanding as$54,308 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to a loss of $69,056 for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared toand a loss of $69,429 for the year ended December 31, 2012.2012, a decrease of $14,748, or 21.4%, from 2013 and a decrease of $15,121, or 21.8%, from 2012, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, these losses were attributable to our 30% equity ownership of Jinhua Service. In July 2014, Jinhua Service ceased its operations and was dissolved. As a result, we wrote off the remaining investment in this entity and associated liabilities due to this entity.

Share of Profit (Loss) after Tax of the JV Company

TheFor the year ended December 31, 2014, the JV Company’s net sales were $215,537,203, gross income was $41,889,144, and net income was $7,526,164. We accounted for our investments in the JV Company has absorbedunder the equity method of accounting as we have a profit (loss) in fiscal year 2013 due to its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. The JV CompanyAs a result, we recorded a loss in 2013 because it is still in the start-up phase, though the Company believes it will generate profit in the near future, particularly as demand for our EV products continues to build in China. We believe this is reflected by the fact that if the subsidies receivable from the relevant government agencies for vehicles sold by the JV in 2013 had been paid in 2013, the JV would have experienced a profit instead of a loss; these subsidies are scheduled to be received by the JV in April, 2014. The financial results50% of the JV Company’s profit, or $3,763,082 for the year ended December 31, 2014. After eliminating intra-entity profits and their relationshiplosses, our share of the after tax profit of the JV Company was $4,490,266 for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to a loss of $2,414,354 for the Company's investmentyear ended December 31, 2013, representing an increase in income of $6,904,620.

During the year of 2014, the JV Company’s revenues were primarily derived from the sales of EV products in the JV are more fully describedPRC with a total of 10,935 units sold during the year.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Net other expense was ($34,649) for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to net other income of $676,257 for the year ended December 31, 2013 and net other income of $332,936 for the year ended December 31, 2012, a decrease in Note 23.net other income of $710,906, or 105.1%, from 2013 and a decrease in net other income of $367,585, or 110.4% from 2012, respectively. This difference was primarily attributable to a write-off of $841,251 payable to Ever Lotts Investment Limited incurred in 2013. In addition, we received less rental income received during the year of 2014.

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Income Taxes

In accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of the PRC, our applicable corporate income tax rate is 25%. However, Kandi Vehicle is a qualified as a high technology company in China and is therefore entitled to pay a reduced income tax rate of 15%.

Each of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kandi New Energy, Yongkang Scrou and Kandi Wanning, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company withhas an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25%.

The Company hasWe have a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, and itswhich has an applicable corporate income tax isof 25%.

Zhejiang ZuoZhongYou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. is a 19% investment Each of the JV Company and its applicable corporate income tax rate is 25%.

Each of Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Jinhua Co., Ltd., Zhejiang JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. and Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company withCompany’s subsidiaries has an applicable corporate income tax rate of 25%. as well.

The Company,We qualified as a high technology company in China, wasand were entitled to pay a reduced income tax rate of 15%. After combining with the research and development tax credit of 25% on certain qualified research and development expenses, the finalour effective reduced income tax rate was 18.40% as compared to 16.68%. in 2013. The combined tax benefits werebenefit was 60.38% as compared to 50.1%. in 2013. The actual effective income tax rate was reduced from 25% to 9.91% of the 2014 taxable corporate income as compared to 12.48% of the 2013 taxable corporate income.

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Net Income (Loss)

ForWe recorded net income of $12,271,338 for the fiscalyear ended December 31, 2014, compared to net loss of ($21,140,723) for the year ended December 31, 2013 the Company generated a net loss of ($21,140,723), a significant change fromand a net income of $6,049,479 infor the year 2012.ended December 31, 2012, an increase of $33,412,061, or 158.0%, from the year ended December 31, 2013 and an increase of $6,221,859, or 102.8%, from the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively. The decreasenet income was caused by (i) changesprimarily attributable to increased revenue and gross profits, and the gain from the change in the fair value of financial derivatives, (ii) increases in general and administrative expenses, and (iii) interest expenses.warrant derivatives.

Excluding (i) the effects of (i) option-relatedstock award expenses, which were $0$8,455,422 and $19,053$9,658,320 for 2013the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2012, respectively, (ii) the stock award expense, which was $9,658,320 and $85,558 for 2013, and 2012, respectively, (iii) the Convertible Note's interest expense, which was $0 and $2 for 2013 and 2012, respectively, (iv) the effect caused by amortization of discount on Convertible Notes, which was $0 and $43 for 2013 and 2012, respectively, and (v)(ii) the change of the fair value of financial derivatives, which waswere a gain of $6,531,308 and a loss of ($16,647,283) expensefor the years ended December 31, 2014 and a $1,986,0632013, respectively, our net income for 2013 and 2012, respectively,(non-GAAP) was $14,195,452for the Company'syear ended December 31, 2014 as compared to net income (non-GAAP) of $5,164,880 for the year ended December 31, 2013, was $5,164,880. This net income figure represents an increase of 23.9% as compared with$9,030,572 or 174.8%. The increase in such net income was primarily attributable to the increase of $4,168,072 for the same period of 2012, excluding the same effects. This increase is primarily due to our increased salesrevenue and gross profit.profits during the year of 2014.

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SummaryWe make reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures, i.e., the adjusted net income. Management believes that such adjusted financial result is useful for investors in evaluating our operating performance because it presents a meaningful measure of Fourth Quarter Results

Comparisoncorporate performance. See the non-GAAP reconciliation table below. Any non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, and should only be read in conjunction with, measures of Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following table sets forthsummarizes our non-GAAP net income from continuing operations for the amounts and percentage relationship to revenue of certain items in our condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income

 

 For Three     For Three          

 

 Months Ended     Months Ended          

 

 December 31,  % Of  December 31,  % Of  Change In  Change 

 

 2013  Revenue  2012  Revenue  Amount  In % 

REVENUES, NET

$ 50,560,582  100% $ 26,331,459  100% $ 24,229,123  92.0% 

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 (39,120,469) (77.4)%  (21,791,183) (82.8%) (17,329,286) 79.5% 

GROSS PROFIT

 11,440,113  22.6%  4,540,276  17.2%  6,899,837  152.0% 

 

                  

Research and development

 (1,865,710) (3.7)%  (871,014) (3.3%) (994,696) 114.2% 

Selling and distribution expenses

 (136,090) (0.3)%  (124,233) (0.5%) (11,857) 9.5% 

General and administrative expenses

 (11,229,485) (22.2)%  (1,730,232) (6.6%) (9,499,253) 549.0% 

INCOMEFROMOPERATIONS

 (1,791,172) (3.5)%  1,814,797  6.9%  (3,605,969) (198.7)% 

Interest income (expense), net

 (406,499) (0.8)%  16,019  0.1%  (422,518) (2,637.6)% 

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 (9,690,320) (19.2)%  907,268  3.4%  (10,597,588) (1,168.1)% 

Government grants

 167,512  0.3%  86,197  0.3%  81,315  94.3% 

Share of (loss) profit of associated company

 (23,728) (0.1)%  (23,759) (0.1%) 31  (0.1)% 

Other income, net

 459,097  0.9%  47,131  0.2%  411,966  874.1% 

Share of (loss) after tax of JV

 (2,294,338) (4.5)%  -  -  (2,294,338) 100.0% 

(LOSS)INCOMEBEFOREINCOMETAXES

 (13,579,448) (26.9)%  2,847,653  10.8%  (16,427,101) (576.9%)

 

                  

INCOMETAX(EXPENSE)

 (1,091,871) (2.2)%  (680,872) (2.6)%  (410,999) 60.4% 

 

                  

NET (LOSS) INCOME

 (14,671,319) (29.0%) 2,166,781  8.2%  (16,838,100) (777.1%)

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For the three monthsyears ended December 31, 2013, our revenue increased by 92.0% from $26,331,459 to $50,560,582 due to the fact the Company sold more higher-priced EV products in the fourth quarter of 2013. The cost of goods sold also increased 79.5% during the same period, while gross profit increased $6,899,837, or 152.0%, from $4,540,276 in the corresponding period last year to $11,440,113 in the fourth quarter of 2013.2014, 2013and 2012:

  Year Ended December 31 
  2014  2013  2012 
GAAP net income (loss)$ 12,271,338 $ (21,140,723)$ 6,049,479 
Stock award expenses 8,455,422  9,658,320  85,558 
Options expenses -  -  19,053 
Convertible note's interest expense -  -  2 
Amortization of discount on convertible notes -  -  43 
Change of the fair value of financial derivatives (6,531,308) 16,647,283  (1,986,063)
Non-GAAP net income$ 14,195,452 $ 5,164,880 $ 4,168,072 

For the three months ended December 31, 2013, the general and administrative expenses increased 549.0% to $11,229,485, mainly because of the expense related to stock awarded to directors and certain employees. Research and development expenses increased 114.2% as we engaged in additional research and development efforts for developing new EV products to meet market demands. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, we incurred a non-cash expense of ($9,690,320) relating to the change in fair value of financial instruments, which was a non-cash income of 907,268 for the same period in 2012.37

For the three months ended December 31, 2013, the company recorded a net loss of ($14,671,319), compared to a net income of $2,166,781 for the same period of last year. Excluding the effects of option-related expenses, stock award expenses, and the change in the fair value of financial derivative, for the three months ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded a net income of $4,596,279, a significant increase from net income of $1,279,338 for the same period in 2012, excluding the same effects. This increase is primarily due to the increased revenue and gross profit.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flow

NetFor the year ended December 31, 2014, cash used in operating activities was $7,453,756, as compared to cash provided by operating activities wasof $14,687,446 for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to netand cash used in operating activities of ($10,721,895)$10,721,895 for the year ended December 31, 2012. The difference inmajor operating activities that provided cash flow was because in 2013, (i) the Company focused more on collecting accounts receivable, and the change in accounts receivable caused a net cash inflow of $3,251,168, compared to a net cash outflow of ($20,513,099) for the same reporting period in 2012, and (ii) the change in accounts payable caused a net cash inflow of $13,699,528, which was an increase from a net cash inflow of $3,566,354 in 2012.

Net cash used in investing activities was ($59,844,162) for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to2014 were net cash flowincome of $12,271,338, an increase in accounts payable of $23,095,825 and a decrease in accounts receivable of $15,445,962. The major operating activity that used in investing activities of ($4,751,858) for the same reporting period in 2012. This was primarily due to the ($80,668,972) cash outflow for the JV Company in 2013: The Company made a ($24,383,529) deposit to acquire certain assets in 2012, and spent an ($39,673,000) to acquire additional assets in 2013, all of which were transferred to Kandi Changxing; Kandi Changxing was then sold to the JV Company. In 2013, the Company recorded $64,535,177 cash inflow caused by the transfer of Kandi Changxing to the JV Company.

Net cash flow provided by financing activities was $46,317,978 for the year ended December 31, 2013,2014 was an increase in receivables from the JV Company of $48,593,522.

Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $50,108,255, as compared to net cash flowused in investing activities of $59,844,162 and $4,751,858 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily the result of the repayment of notes receivable of $29,354,592. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily the result of the purchases of construction in progress of $50,891,170 and the issuance of notes receivable of $24,705,489.

Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $72,775,040, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $46,317,978 and $25,622,819 for the same periodyears ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily the result of 2012. This change is primarily attributable to (i) a net cash inflowproceeds from short-term loans of $26,387,498 through issuing$48,306,743, proceeds from notes payable of $18,718,944, proceeds from common stock and warrants issued of $78,358,991, and (ii) a decreaseproceeds from warrant exercises of $21,101,039. Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2014 was primarily the result of repayments of short-term loans of $46,517,604, repayments of notes payable of $29,602,112, repayment of bond payable of $13,011,917 and placement of restricted cash for 2013 compared to 2012,of $13,010,291.

As of December 31, 2014, we had unrestricted cash of $26,379,460. Our total current assets were $138,327,197, and our total current liabilities were $99,124,513, which caused a cash inflow of $16,135,044,resulted in contrast to 2012, when the Company recorded a net cash outflowworking capital of ($9,143,907) for restricted cash (though these effects are partially offset by the net cash outflow ($9,357,601) caused by notes payable in 2013, compared to the net cash inflow of $19,427,972 in 2012).$39,202,684.

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Working Capital

The CompanyWe had a working capital surplus of $39,202,684 at December 31, 2014, which reflected an increase from a working capital deficit of ($6,631,680)as of December 31, 2013, a decrease from a working capital surplus of $35,898,297 as of December 31, 2012.2013.

As of December 31, 2013, the amount of advances to suppliers was $8,867,074, which included the advance of a RMB 47 million ($7,687,275) deposit by Kandi Electric Vehicles (Wanning) Co., Ltd (“Kandi Wanning”) to Nanjing Shangtong Auto Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Nanjing Shangton”) for an equipment purchase. Kandi Wanning and Nanjing Shangtong entered into a letter of intent contemplating the purchase of equipment up to RMB 180 million. The equipment will be purchased and delivered according to the construction schedule and development of Kandi Wanning. This advance will be used to offset the equipment purchase price upon delivery.

In fiscal year 2013, Kandi Changxing prepaid RMB 130 million to Zhejiang New Energy Auto System Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang New Energy”) with the intent to acquire molds and equipment from Zhejiang New Energy, but the transaction did not close, and the advance was returned in full to Kandi Changxing.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company2014, we had credit lines from commercial banks in the total amount of $56,100,752,$42,739,904, of which $34,020,281 had been$35,589,502 was used as of December 31, 2013. The Company believes2014. We believe that itsour cash flows generated internally may not be sufficient to support the growth of futurein operations and to repay short-term bank loans for the next twelve (12) months, if needed.months. However, the Company believes itswe believe our access to existing financing sources, including the remaining net proceeds from our $71 million registered direct offering financing completed on September 4, 2014, and established relationships with PRC banks will enable itus to meet itsour obligations and fund its ongoing operations.

The Company hasWe have historically financed itselfour operations through short-term commercial bank loans from PRC banks. The term of these loans is typically for one year, and upon the payment of all outstanding principal and interest in a respectiveparticular loan, the banks have typically rolled over the loansloan for an additional one-year terms,term, with adjustments made to the interest rate to reflect prevailing market rates. The Company believesWe believe that this situation has not changed and is confident that the short-term bank loans will be available on marketnormal trade terms if needed.

On June 26, 2013,March 24, 2014, we raised approximately $11.05 million from the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certainsale to two institutional investors (the “Investors”) that closed on July 1, 2013, pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investors, in a registered direct offering,of an aggregate of 4,376,036606,000 shares of our common stock at a negotiated purchase price of $6.03$18.24 per share. As part of the transaction, we also issued to the investors warrants for the purchase of up to 90,900 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $22.80 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds ofwhich warrants expire in September 2015.

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On September 4, 2014, we raised approximately $26,387,500,$71.00 million before deducting fees to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable byincurred us from the Company.sale to six institutional investors of an aggregate of 4,127,908 shares of our common stock at a price of $17.20 per share. As part of the transaction terms, we also issued to the Investors also received (i) Series Ainvestors warrants for the purchase of up to 1,750,415743,024 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $7.24$21.50 per share; (ii) Series Bshare, which warrants to purchase a maximum aggregate of 728,936 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $7.24 per share;expire in February 2016.

Capital Requirements and (iii) Series C warrants to purchase a maximum aggregate of 291,574 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.69.Capital Provided

14Capital requirements and capital provided for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:


Year Ended
12/31/2014
Capital requirements(In thousands)
             Purchase of plant and equipment$ 2,101
             Purchases of land use rights1,669
             Purchase of construction in progress50,891
             Issuance of notes receivable24,706
             Disposal of associated company96
             Repayments of short-term bank loans46,518
             Repayments of notes payable29,602
             Repayments of bond13,012
             Increase in restricted cash13,010
             Internal cash used in operations7,454
             Increase in cash13,617
Total capital requirements$ 202,676
Capital provided
             Repayments of notes receivable$ 29,355
             Proceeds from short-term bank loan48,307
             Proceeds from notes payable18,719
             Common stock and warrants issued78,359
             Warrant exercise21,101
             Other financing activities8,431
Total capital provided$ 204,272

The difference between capital provided and capital required is caused by the exchange rate changes over the past twelve months.

Contractual Obligations and Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations:

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   Payments Due by Period 
                 
Contractual Obligations  Total  Less than
1 year
  1 – 3 years  3 – 5 years  More than
5 years
 
                 
Construction-in-progress                
                 
Obligations $ 103,999,090 $ 103,999,090 $ - $ - $ - 
                 
Total $ 103,999,090 $ 103,999,090 $ - $ - $ - 

Short-term Loans:

Short-term loans are summarized as follows:

  December 31,  December 31, 
  2014  2013 
Loans from Jinhua Bank      
Monthly interest only payments at 6.30% per annum, due October 10, 2014, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming and Ms. Ling Yueping, and secured by the assets of the Company. The loan was fully repaid. Also see Note 13 and Note 14.$ - $ 1,635,590 
       
Monthly interest only payments at 6.30% per annum, due December 2, 2014, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming and Ms. Ling Yueping, and secured by the assets of the Company. The loan was fully repaid. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. -  817,795 
       
Monthly interest only payments at 6.30% per annum, due December 2, 2014, guaranteed by Zhejiang Kangli Metal Manufacturing Company, Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Ms. Ling Yueping, Mr. Lv Qingbo and Mr. Lv Qingjiang, and secured by the assets of the Company. The loan was fully repaid. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. -  3,271,181 
       
Loans from Yongkang Rural Cooperative Bank      
Monthly interest only payments at 1.026% per month, due March 31, 2014, guaranteed by Yongkang Sanli Metal Co., Ltd. The loan was fully repaid. -  817,795 
       
Loans from China Ever-bright Bank      
Monthly interest only payments at 6.94% per annum, due May 14, 2014, secured by the assets of the Company, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Mr. Hu Wangyuan, Nanlong Group Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Mengdeli Electric Co., Ltd. The loan was fully repaid. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. -  12,757,606 
       
Monthly interest only payments at 7.08% per annum, due May 11, 2015, secured by the assets of the Company, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Mr. Hu Wangyuan, Nanlong Group Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Mengdeli Electric Co., Ltd. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. 12,675,713  - 
Loans from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank      
Monthly interest only payments at 6.60% per annum, due September 4, 2014, secured by the assets of the Company, guaranteed by Mr. HuXiaoming. The loan was fully repaid. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. -  6,542,362 
       
Loans from Bank of Shanghai    
Monthly interest only payments at 6.60% per annum, due December 27, 2014, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Ms. Ling Yueping, Zhejiang Kangli Metal Manufacturing Company and Nanlong Group Co., Ltd. The loan was fully repaid. -  4,906,771 
       
Loans from China Ever-growing Bank      
Monthly interest only payments at 7.20% per annum, due April 22, 2014, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Ms. Ling Yueping, Zhejiang Shuguang industrial Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Mengdeli Electric Company. The loan was fully repaid. -  3,271,181 
Monthly interest only payments at 7.20% per annum, due April 22, 2015, guaranteed by Mr. Hu Xiaoming, Ms. Ling Yueping, and Zhejiang Shuguang industrial Co., Ltd. 3,250,183  - 
       
Loans from Hangzhou Bank      
Monthly interest only payments at 6.00% per annum, due October 20, 2015, secured by the assets of the Company. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. 7,930,446  - 
Monthly interest only payments at 6.00% per annum, due November 17, 2015, secured by the assets of the Company. Also see Note 13 and Note 14. 11,733,160  - 
$35,589,502 $ 34,020,281 

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Guarantees and pledged collateral for third party bank loans

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Companywe provided guarantees for the following third parties:

(1) Guarantees for bank loans

Guarantee provided to

Amount

Zhejiang Kangli Metal Manufacturing Company.

$ 4,906,771

Zhejiang Shuguang industrial Co., Ltd.

4,906,771

Yongkang Angtai Trade Co., Ltd.

817,795

Nanlong Group Co., Ltd.

9,813,543

Total

$ 20,444,880

On December 27, 2013, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the bank loan borrowed from Shanghai Bank Hangzhou branch in the amount of $4,906,771 by Zhejiang Kangli Metal Manufacturing Company. (“ZKMMC”) for the period from December 27, 2013 to December 27, 2014. ZKMMC is not related to the Company. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agrees to perform all obligations of ZKMMC under the loan contract if ZKMMC fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

On February 26, 2013, the Company entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the bank loan borrowed from PingAn Bank in the amount of $4,906,771 by Zhejiang Shuguang industrial Co., Ltd. (“ZSICL”) for the period from February 26, 2013 to February 26, 2014. ZSICL is not related to the Company. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agrees to perform all obligations of ZSICL under the loan contracts if ZSICL fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein. This guarantee contract has been renewed for an additional one-year term.

Guarantee provided to: December 31, 2014  December 31, 2013 
Yongkang Angtai Trade Co., Ltd.$ - $817,795 
Nanlong Group Co., Ltd. 9,750,548  9,813,543 
Zhejiang Shuguang industrial Co., Ltd. 4,875,274  4,906,771 
Zhejiang Kangli Metal Manufacturing Company. 4,875,274  4,906,771 
Total$ 19,501,096 $20,444,880 

On January 6, 2013, the Companywe entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the bank loans borrowed from China Communication Bank Jinhua Branch in the amount of $817,795 by Yongkang Angtai Trade Co., Ltd. (“YATCL”) for the period from January 6, 2013 to January 6, 2014. YATCL is not related to the Company.our company. Under this guarantee contract, the Company agreeswe agreed to perform all obligations of YATCL under the loan contracts if YATCL fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein. This

On February 26, 2013, we entered into a guarantee contract wasto serve as the guarantor for the bank loan borrowed from PingAn Bank in the amount of $4,906,771 by Zhejiang Shuguang Industrial Co., Ltd. (“ZSICL”) for the period from February 26, 2013 to February 26, 2014. On March 4, 2014, we entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the bank loan borrowed from PingAn Bank in the amount of $4,875,274 by Zhejiang Shuguang industrial Co., Ltd. (“ZSICL”) for the period from March 4, 2014 to March 4, 2015. ZSICL is not renewed.related to our company. Under these guarantee contracts, we agreed to perform all obligations of ZSICL under the loan contracts if ZSICL fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

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On March 15, 2013 and December 27, 2013, the Companywe entered into two guarantee contracts to serve as the guarantor for the bank loans borrowed from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Jinhua Branch and Shanghai Bank Hangzhou branch in the amountsamount of $3,271,181$3,250,183 and $6,542,362,$6,500,366, respectively, by Nanlong Group Co., Ltd. (“NGCL”) for the periodsperiod from March 15, 2013 to March 15, 2016, and December 27, 2013 to December 27, 2014, respectively. The guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the bank loan borrowed from Shanghai Bank Hangzhou branch was extended for four months to April 27, 2015 with the same terms after its original contract ended on December 27, 2014. NGCL is not related to the Company.our company. Under these guarantee contracts, the Company agreeswe agreed to perform all obligations of NGCL under the loan contractscontract if NGCL fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

On December 27, 2013, we entered into a guarantee contract to serve as the guarantor for the bank loan borrowed from Shanghai Bank Hangzhou branch in the amount of $ 4,875,274 by Zhejiang Kangli Metal Manufacturing Company (“ZKMMC”) for the period from December 27, 2013 to December 27, 2014. The guarantee contract was extended for six months to June 27, 2015 with the same terms after its original contract ended on December 27, 2014. ZKMMC is not related to our company. Under this guarantee contract, we agreed to perform all obligations of ZKMMC under the loan contract if ZKMMC fails to perform its obligations as set forth therein.

(2) Pledged collateral for a third party bank loans

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, none of the Company'sour land use rights or plant and equipment were pledged as collateral securing bank loans to third parties.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Related Estimates That Could Have a Material Effect on OurConsolidated Financial Statements

This section should be read together with the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the attached consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.

Estimates affecting accounts receivable and inventories

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reporting of assets and liabilities (and contingent assets and liabilities). These estimates are particularly significant where they affect the reported net realizable value of the Company'sour accounts receivable and inventories.

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded in the period when a loss is probable based on an assessment of specific factors, such as troubled collection, historical experience, accounts aging, ongoing business relations and other factors. Accounts are written off after exhaustive efforts at collection. If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they would be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within operating expenses. The CompanyWe had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 for the years ended December 31, 20132014 and 2012,2013, in accordance with our management's judgment based on their best knowledge.

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. Adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value are made, if required, for estimated excess, obsolescence, or impaired balances. When inventories are sold, their carrying amount is charged to expense in the year in which the revenue is recognized. Write-downs for declines in net realizable value or for losses of inventories are recognized as an expense in the year the impairment or loss occurs. There was a $315,584 and $352,734 of decline in net realizable value of inventory for the year ended of December 31, 2014 and 2013 due to our provision for slow moving inventory.

Although the Company believeswe believe that there is little likelihood that actual results will differ materially from current estimates, if customer demand for our products decreases significantly in the near future, or if the financial condition of our customers deteriorates in the near future, the Companywe could realize significant write downs for slow-moving inventories or uncollectible accounts receivable.

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Policy affecting recognition of revenue

Our revenue recognition policy plays a key role in our consolidated financial statements. Revenues represent the invoiced value of goods sold, recognized upon the shipment of goods to customers, and revenues are recognized when all of the following criteria are met:

1.

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;

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2.

Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;

3.

The seller's price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and

4.

Collectability is reasonably assured.

The revenue recognition policies for our EV products and legacy products including ATVs, go-karts and EVs,other products are the same: When the products are delivered, the associated risk of loss is deemed transferred, and at that time the Company recognizeswe recognize revenue.

Policy affecting options, warrants and convertible notes

The Company'sOur stock option cost is recorded in accordance with ASC 718 and ASC 505. The fair value of stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model. The Company'sOur expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company'sour stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the option. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Stock option expense recognition is based on awards expected to vest. There were no estimated forfeitures. ASC standards require forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised in subsequent periods, if necessary, if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

The Company'sOur warrant costs are recorded in liabilities and equities, respectively, in accordance with ASC 480, ASC 505 and ASC 815. The fair value of a warrant, which is classified as a liability, is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model and the lattice valuation model. The Company'sOur expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company'sour common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the warrant. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the warrant is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement. The warrants, which are freestanding derivatives classified as liabilities on the balance sheet, are measured at fair value on each reporting date, with decreases in fair value recognized in earnings and increases in fair values recognized in expenses.

The fair value of equity-based warrants, which are not considered derivatives under ASC 815, is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton model. The Company'sOur expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company'sour common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the warrant. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

In accordance with ASC 815, the conversion feature of the convertible notes is separated from the debt instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument. On the date the convertible notes are issued, the conversion feature is recorded as a liability at its fair value, and future decreases in fair value are recognized in earnings while increases in fair values are recognized in expenses. The CompanyWe used the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to obtain the fair value of the conversion feature. The Company'sWe expected volatility assumption is based on the historical volatility of the Company'sour common stock. The expected life assumption is primarily based on the expiration date of the conversion features. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the conversion features is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement.

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Warranty Liability

Most of our non-EV products (the “Legacy Products”) are exported out of China to foreign countries that have legal and regulatory requirements with which we are not familiar. Development of warranty policies for our Legacy Products in each of these countries would be virtually impossible and prohibitively expensive. Therefore, we provide price incentives and free parts to our customers and in exchange, our customers establish appropriate warranty policies and assume warranty responsibilities.

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Consequently, warranty issues are taken into consideration during the price negotiation for our products. The free parts are delivered along with the products, and when products are sold, the related parts are recorded as cost of goods sold. Due to the reliable quality of our products, we have been able to maintain this warranty policy and we have not had any product liability attributed to the quality of our products.

For the EV products that we sell in China, there is a 3 year or 50,000 kilometer manufacturer warranty. This warranty affects the Company through our participation and investment in the JV Company, which manufactures the EVs.

Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

While our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, to date the majority of our revenues and costs are denominated in RMB and a significant portion of our assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB. If the RMB depreciates against the U.S. dollar, the value of our RMB revenues and assets as expressed in our U.S. dollar financial statements will decline. Since 2005, China reformed its exchange rate regime and the RMB is no longer pegged to the U.S. dollar. In 2010, the People’s Bank of China decided to move further to reform the RMB exchange rate regime to enhance the flexibility of the RMB exchange rate. At the end of 2014, the RMB has already appreciated more than 10% since 2010. In the long term, the RMB may appreciate or depreciate more significantly in value against the U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies, depending on the market supply and demand with reference to a basket of currencies. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the effectiveness of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to successfully hedge our exposure. Accordingly, we may incur economic losses in the future due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, which could have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Interest Rate Risk

We had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $39.4 million and notes receivable of $9.1 million as of December 31, 2014. Cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital purposes. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. As of December 31, 2014, we had $35.6 million of short-term bank loans outstanding, which are fixed rate instruments. Our exposure to interest rate risk primarily relates to the interest income generated from cash held in bank deposits and notes receivable, and interest expense generated from short-term bank loans. We believe that we do not have any material exposure to changes in the fair value as a result of changes in interest rates due to the short term nature of our cash equivalents. We have not been exposed nor do we anticipate being exposed to material risks due to changes in interest rates.

Inflation Rate Risk

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the change in the consumer price index in China was 2.0%, 2.6% and 2.6% in 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. China's inflation rate in 2014 was near a five-year low and was well below the government's target of 3.5%. China's National Statistics Bureau said the fall was largely due to falling oil prices. While this rate declined in 2014 compared to the past two years, there may be further increased inflation in the future, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 20132014 AND 20122013

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

 CONTENTS

PAGE F-2REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS
  
PAGES F-3-4CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 20132014 AND 20122013
  
PAGES F-5CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
  
PAGE F-6CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
  
PAGES F-7-8F-7CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
  
PAGES F-9-43F-8-34NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

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ALBERT WONG & CO.
CERTIFIEDREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
7th Floor, Nan Dao Commercial Building
359-361 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
Tel : +852 2851 7954
Fax: +852 2545 4086

ALBERT WONG
B.Soc., Sc., ACA., LL.B.,
CPA(Practising)ACCOUNTING FIRM

To: The boardBoard of directorsDirectors and stockholdersStockholders of
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmInc

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. and subsidiaries ("the Company") as of December 31, 20132014 and 20122013 and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flowflows for each of the three years then ended.in the period ended December 31, 2014. We have also audited the internal control over financial reporting of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. and subsidiaries ("the Company")Company as of December 31, 2013,2014, based on criteria established in the 1992 Internal Control-IntegratedControl—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)(2013 framework). The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. Our audit of, and opinion on, Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting did not include internal control over financial reporting of Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co. Ltd., a joint venture. As indicated in Management's Report, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. is a 50% owned joint venture of the Company established in March 2013 and is accounted as an equity method investment. The main operations of Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co.,Ltd started on December 2013, and therefore, management's assertion of the effectiveness of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting excluded internal control over financial reporting of Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co. Ltd.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness and significant deficiencies have been identified and included in management's assessment as of December 31, 2013:

  1. Lack of adequate policies and procedures in internal audit function, which may potentially result in: (1) lack of communication between internal audit department and the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors; (2) insufficient internal audit work to ensure that the Company's policies and procedures have been carried out as planned.

  2. There was no self-assessment performed by the Audit Committee to assess the effectiveness of the Audit Committee in oversight of management.

  3. The internal control audit department reported to the CEO instead of the Audit Committee. Such reporting structure impaired the independence and objectivity of the internal control audit department.

  4. Inadequate design of internal controls over the approval procedures for related party transactions.

The material weakness or significant deficiencies were considered in determining the nature, timing and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, and our opinion regarding the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting does not affect our opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. as of December 31, 20132014 and 20122013 and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flowflows for each of the three years thenin the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principlesUS generally accepted in the United States of America.accounting principles.

InAlso, in our opinion, because of the effect of the material weakness describe above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013,2014, based on criteria established in the 1992 Internal Control Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)(2013 framework).

Hong Kong, China/s/ Albert Wong & Co.AWC (CPA) Limited
March 15, 201416, 2015Certified Public Accountants

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

ASSETS

      

 December 31,  December 31,  December 31,  December 31, 

 2013  2012  2014  2013 

            

CURRENT ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 12,762,369 $ 12,135,096 $ 26,379,460 $ 12,762,369 

Restricted cash

 1,636  15,835,364  13,000,731  1,636 

Accounts receivable

 31,370,862  33,557,534  15,736,805  31,370,862 

Inventories (net of provision for slow moving inventory of $352,734 and $56,248 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively

 9,187,714  7,630,715 

Inventories (net of provision for slow moving inventory of $315,584 and $352,734 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively

 15,403,840  9,187,714 

Notes receivable

 13,794,094  9,562,429  9,060,441  13,794,094 

Other receivables

 556,904  501,448  238,567  556,904 

Prepayments and prepaid expenses

 505,513  563,861  120,761  505,513 

Due from employees

 34,272  40,936  34,475  34,272 

Advances to suppliers

 8,867,074  4,769,825  6,901,505  8,867,074 

Amount due from JV Company, net

 2,917,592  -  51,450,612  2,917,592 

Deferred tax

 13,706  -  -  13,706 

Deposit for acquisition

 -  24,397,967 

Total Current Assets

 80,011,736  108,995,175  138,327,197  80,011,736 

            

LONG-TERM ASSETS

            

      

Plant and equipment, net

 29,333,516  35,725,740  26,215,356  29,333,516 

Land use rights, net

 14,453,191  14,337,691  15,649,152  14,453,191 

Construction in progress

 16,356  -  58,510,051  16,356 

Deferred taxes

 81,076  695  -  81,076 

Investment in associated company

 96,838  161,507  -  96,838 

Investment in JV Company

 79,331,930  -  83,309,095  79,331,930 

Goodwill

 322,591  322,591  322,591  322,591 

Intangible assets

 659,496  741,591  577,401  659,496 

Other long-term assets

 162,509  - 

Total Long-Term Assets

 124,294,994  51,289,815  184,746,155  124,294,994 

      

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 204,306,730 $ 160,284,990 $ 323,073,352 $ 204,306,730 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 December 31,  December 31, 

 

 2013  2012 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

Accounts payable

$ 22,843,143 $ 8,668,478 

Other payables and accrued expenses

 2,422,613  3,092,045 

Short-term bank loans

 34,020,281  32,615,063 

Customer deposits

 44,404  292,389 

Notes payable

 16,683,023  25,332,088 

Income tax payable

 1,362,828  680,253 

Due to employees

 10,297  7,132 

Due to related party

 -  841,251 

Deferred taxes

 -  55,166 

Financial derivate - liability

 9,256,827  1,513,013 

   Total Current Liabilities

 86,643,416  73,096,878 

 

      

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

      

Deferred tax

 1,009,477  - 

Bond payable

 13,084,724  12,666,044 

Financial derivatives - liability

 15,042,994  - 

   Total Long-Term Liabilities

 29,137,195  12,666,044 

 

      

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 115,780,611  85,762,922 

 

      

 

      

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

      

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 37,012,904 and 31,696,794 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

 37,013  31,697 

Additional paid-in capital

 76,754,774  43,728,218 

Retained earnings (the restricted portion is $3,807,551 and $2,831,005 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

 4,119,086  25,259,809 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 7,615,246  5,502,344 

   TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 88,526,119  74,522,068 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$ 204,306,730 $ 160,284,990 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

      

 

 December 31,  December 31, 

 

 2014  2013 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

Accounts payable

$ 45,772,481 $ 22,843,143 

Other payables and accrued expenses

 5,101,740  2,422,613 

Short-term bank loans

 35,589,502  34,020,281 

Customer deposits

 2,630,723  44,404 

Notes payable

 5,702,121  16,683,023 

Income tax payable

 1,835,685  1,362,828 

Due to employees

 15,787  10,297 

Deferred taxes

 230,864  - 

Financial derivate - liability

 2,245,610  9,256,827 

     Total Current Liabilities

 99,124,513  86,643,416 

 

      

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

      

Deferred tax

 2,266,725  1,009,477 

Bond payable

 -  13,084,724 

Financial derivatives - liability

 10,097,275  15,042,994 

     Total Long-Term Liabilities

 12,364,000  29,137,195 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 111,488,513  115,780,611 

 

      

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

      

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 46,274,855 and 37,012,904 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

 46,275  37,013 

Additional paid-in capital

 190,258,037  76,754,774 

Retained earnings (the restricted portion is $4,172,324 and $3,807,551 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)

 16,390,424  4,119,086 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 4,890,103  7,615,246 

     TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 211,584,839  88,526,119 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$ 323,073,352 $ 204,306,730 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

 

 2013  2012 

REVENUES, NET

$ 94,536,045 $ 64,513,670 

 

      

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 (72,793,517) (51,620,280)

 

      

GROSS PROFIT

 21,742,528  12,893,390 

Research and development

 (3,728,730) (2,877,283)

Selling and marketing

 (399,504) (455,983)

General and administrative

 (16,056,107) (4,250,832)

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 1,558,187  5,309,292 

Interest income

 1,516,477  2,658,104 

Interest (expense)

 (4,395,353) (2,775,891)

Government grants

 228,396  132,139 

Other, net

 676,257  332,936 

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 (16,647,283) 1,986,063 

Share of (loss) in associated companies

 (69,056) (69,429)

Share of profit after tax of JV

 (2,414,354) - 

 

      

 

      

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 (19,546,729) 7,573,214 

 

      

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 (1,593,994) (1,523,735)

 

      

NET (LOSS) INCOME

 (21,140,723) 6,049,479 

 

      

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

      

 

      

Foreign currency translation

 2,112,902  424,623 

 

      

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

$ (19,027,821)$ 6,474,102 

 

      

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC

 34,707,973  29,439,328 

 

      

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED

 34,707,973  29,677,325 

NET INCOME PER SHARE, BASIC

$ (0.61)$ 0.21 

NET INCOME PER SHARE, DILUTED

$ (0.61)$ 0.20 

See notes to consolidated financial statementsFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

 

 2014  2013  2012 

REVENUES, NET

$ 170,229,006 $ 94,536,045 $ 64,513,670 

 

         

COST OF GOODS SOLD

 (146,825,073) (72,793,517) (51,620,280)

 

         

GROSS PROFIT

 23,403,933  21,742,528  12,893,390 

 

         

OPERATING EXPENSES:

         

Research and development

 (2,755,637) (3,728,730  (2,877,283)

Selling and marketing

 (1,345,588) (399,504)   (455,983)

General and administrative

 (14,058,548) (16,056,107) (4,250,832)

     Total operating expenses

 (18,159,773) (20,184,341) (7,584,098)

 

         

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 5,244,160  1,558,187  5,309,292 

 

         

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

         

Interest income

 1,701,121  1,516,477  2,658,104 

Interest (expense)

 (3,480,646) (4,395,353) (2,775,891)

Change in fair value of financial instruments

6,531,308(16,647,283)1,986,063

Government grants

 288,498  228,396  132,139 

Share of (loss) in associated companies

 (54,308) (69,056) (69,429)

Share of profit (loss) after tax of JV

 4,490,266  (2,414,354) - 

Other income (expense), net

 (34,649) 676,257  332,936 

     Total other income (expense), net

 9,441,590  (21,104,916) 2,263,922 

 

         

INCOME (LOSS) BEFOREPROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

14,685,750(19,546,729)7,573,214

 

         

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 (2,414,412) (1,593,994)   (1,523,735)

 

         

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 12,271,338  (21,140,723) 6,049,479 

 

         

OTHER COMPREHENSIVEINCOME

 

         

Foreign currency translation

 (2,725,143) 2,112,902  424,623 

 

         

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

$9,546,195$(19,027,821)$6,474,102

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING BASIC

 42,583,495  34,707,973  29,439,328 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DILUTED

 42,715,818  34,707,973  29,677,325 

 

         

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE, BASIC

$ 0.29 $ (0.61)$ 0.21 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE, DILUTED

$ 0.29 $ (0.61)$ 0.20 

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

             Accumulated    

 Common Stock  Additional    Other    

             Accumulated        Par  Paid-in  Retained    Comprehensive      

       Additional     Other     Shares  Value  Capital  Earnings  Income  Total 

 Common Stock  Paid-in  Retained  Comprehensive                      

 Shares  Par Value  Capital  Earnings  Income  Total                   

BALANCE ATDECEMBER 31,2011

 27,445,600 $ 27,446 $ 31,533,378 $ 19,210,330 $ 5,077,721 $ 55,848,875 27,445,600 $  27,446 $  31,533,378 $19,210,330 $ 5,077,721 $ 55,848,875 

                                    

Stock issuance, warrant and stock option exercise

 4,251,194  4,251  11,543,320  -  -  11,547,571  4,251,1 94  4,251  11,543,3 20  -  -  11,547,571 

                  

Deferred tax effect

 -  -  (78,689) -  -  (78,689) -  -  (78,689) -  -  (78,689)

                  

Stock option issued

 -  -  19,053  -  -  19,053  -  -  19,053  -  -  19,053 

                  

Acquisition of SCROU

 -  -  711,156  -  -  711,156  -  -  711,156  -  -  711,156 

                  

Foreign currency translation gain

 -  -  -  -  424,623  424,623  -  -  -  -  424,623  424,623 

                  

Net income

 -  -  -  6,049,479     6,049,479 ---6,049,47 9-6,049,479

                  

BALANCE ATDECEMBER 31,2012

 31,696,794 $ 31,697 $ 43,728,218 $ 25,259,809 $ 5,502,344 $ 74,522,068 31,696,794 $31,697 $  43,728,218 $  25,259,809 $ 5,502,344 $ 74,522,068 

                                    

Stock issuance and award

 4,396,036  4,396  28,983,299  -  -  28,987,695  4,396,036  4,396  28,983,299  -  -  28,987,695 

                  

Warrant exercise

 920,074  920  4,089,720  -  -  4,090,640  920,074  920  4,089,720  -  -  4,090,640 

                  

Deferred tax effect

 -  -  (46,463) -  -  (46,463) -  -  (46,463) -  -  (46,463)

                  

Foreign currency translation

 -  -  -    2,112,902  2,112,902  -  -  -    2,112,902  2,112,902 

                  

Net income

 -  -  -  (21,140,723) -  (21,140,723) -  -  -  (21,140,723) -  (21,140,723)

                  

BALANCE ATDECEMBER 31,2013

 37,012,904  37,013  76,754,774  4,119,086  7,615,246  88,526,119  37,012, 904 $ 37,013 $76,754,774 $  4,119,086 $ 7,615,246 $ 88,526,119 

                  

Stock issuance and award

 6,169,534  6,170  91,058,441  -  -  91,064,611 

                  

Warrant exercise

 3,092,417  3,092  22,444,822  -  -  22,447,914 

                  

Deferred tax effect

 -  -    -  -  - 

                  

Foreign currency translation

 -  -  -  -  (2,725,143) (2,725,143)

                  

Net income

 -  -  -  12,271,338  -  12,271,338 

                  

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

 46,274,855 $ 46,275 $  190,258,037 $  16,390,424 $4,890,103 $ 211,584,839 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

 

 2013  2012 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net (loss) income

$ (21,140,723)$ 6,049,479 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

 7,708,923  4,978,626 

Assets impairments

 355,876  465,199 

Deferred taxes

 876,255  92,521 

Change in value of financial instruments

 16,647,283  (1,986,063)

Loss in investment in associated company

 69,056  69,429 

Share of profit after tax of JV

 2,414,354  - 

Option cost

 -  19,053 

 

      

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:

      

(Increase) Decrease In:

      

Accounts receivable

 3,251,168  (20,513,099)

Inventories

 (1,287,045) (904,355)

Other receivables

 (38,491) 1,955,055 

Due from employees

 10,797  37,117 

Prepayments and prepaid expenses

 (3,810,447) (4,285,489)

Amount due from JV

 (2,877,972) - 

 

      

Increase (Decrease) In:

      

Accounts payable

 13,699,528  3,566,354 

Other payables and accrued liabilities

 (746,838) (50,333)

Customer deposits

 (254,151) (740,419)

Income tax payable

 651,124  525,030 

Due to related party

 (841,251) - 

   Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 14,687,446  (10,721,895)

 

      

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

      

(Purchases)/Disposal of plant and equipment, net

 (158,830) (9,072,230)

Purchases of construction in progress

 (16,134) - 

Deposit for acquisition

 -  (24,383,529)

Asset acquisition, net of deposit

 (39,673,000) - 

Disposal of subsidiary

 64,535,177  - 

Issuance of notes receivable

 (4,174,247) (1,011,821)

Repayments of notes receivable

 311,844  29,603,171 

Investment in JV

 (80,668,972) - 

Cash acquired in acquisition

 -  112,551 

   Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 (59,844,162) (4,751,858)

See notes to consolidated financial statementsCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012

 

 2014  2013  2012 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

      

Net income (loss)

$  12,271,338 $  (21,140,723)$ 6,049,479 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

         

Depreciation and amortization

 5,571,465  7,708,923  4,978,626 

Assets impairments

 -  355,876  465,199 

Deferred taxes

 1,579,855  876,255  92,521 

Change in value of financial instruments

 (6,531,308) 16,647,283  (1,986,063)

Loss in investment in associated company

 54,308  69,056  69,429 

Share of profit after tax of JV

 (4,490,266) 2,414,354  - 

Decrease in reserve for fixed assets

 (302,023) -  - 

Option cost

 -  -  19,053 

 

         

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, netof effects of acquisition:

      

(Increase) Decrease In:

         

 

 15,445,962     (20,513,099)

Accounts receivable

    3,251,168    

Inventories

 (6,280,502) (1,287,045) (904,355)

Other receivables

 315,071  (38,491) 1,955,055 

Due from employees

 5,139  10,797  37,117 

Prepayments and prepaid expenses

 (5,360,637) (3,810,447) (4,285,489)

Amount due from JV

 (48,593,522) (2,877,972) - 

 

         

Increase (Decrease) In:

         

Accounts payable

 23,095,825  13,699,528  3,566,354 

Other payables and accrued liabilities

 2,694,689  (746,838) (50,333)

Customer deposits

 2,588,830  (254,151) (740,419)

Income tax payable

 482,020  651,124  525,030 

Due to related party

 -  (841,251) - 

     Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 (7,453,756) 14,687,446  (10,721,895)

 

         

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTINGACTIVITIES:

      

(Purchases)/Disposal of plant and equipment, net

 (2,101,355) (158,830) (9,072,230)

Purchases of land use rights

 (1,668,534) -  - 

Purchases of construction in progress

 (50,891,170) (16,134) - 

Deposit for acquisition

 -  -  (24,383,529)

Asset acquisition, net of deposit

 -  (39,673,000) - 

Disposal of subsidiary

 (96,299) 64,535,177  - 

Issuance of notes receivable

 (24,705,489) (4,174,247) (1,011,821)

Repayments of notes receivable

 29,354,592  311,844  29,603,171 

Investment in JV

 -  (80,668,972) - 

Cash acquired in acquisition

 -  -  112,551 

     Net cash (used in) investing activities

 (50,108,255) (59,844,162 (4,751,858)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCINGACTIVITIES:

      

   Restricted cash

 (13,010,291) 16,135,044  (9,143,907)

   Proceeds from short-term bank loans

 48,306,743  52,918,845  41,504,215 

   Repayments of short-term bank loans

 (46,517,604) (52,596,170) (45,539,128)

   Proceeds from notes payable

 18,718,944  83,251,992  40,491,531 

   Repayments of notes payable

 (29,602,112) (92,609,593) (21,063,559)

   Proceeds from bond payable

 -  12,907,035  12,658,548 

   Repayments of bond payable

 (13,011,917) (12,907,035) - 

   Fund raising through issuing common stock and warrants

 78,358,991  26,387,498  - 

   Option exercise, stock award & other financing

 8,431,247  9,659,103  1,258,231 

   Warrant exercise

 21,101,039  3,171,259  1,672,739 

   Common stock issued for acquisition, net of cost of capital

 -  -  3,784,149 

     Net cash provided by financing activities

 72,775,040  46,317,978  25,622,819 

 

         

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASHEQUIVALENTS

 15,213,029  1,161,262  10,149,066 

   Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 (1,595,938) (533,989) (308,322)

   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 12,762,369  12,135,096  2,294,352 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT ENDOF YEAR

$26,379,460$12,762,369$12,135,096

 

         

SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOWINFORMATION

      

   Income taxes paid

$ 1,932,392 $ 942,870 $ 998,706 

   Interest paid

$ 3,475,893 $ 3,565,496 $ 2,570,691 

   Issuance of Common stock for acquisition

$ - $ - $ 8,616,416 

 

         

SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASHDISCLOSURES:

      

   Prepayments transferred to construction in progress

$ 7,652,959 $ - $ - 

   Construction in progress transferred to plant and equipment

$ - $ - $ 10,078,637 

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

 

 2013  2012 

 

      

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

      

   Restricted cash

 16,135,044  (9,143,907)

   Proceeds from short-term bank loans

 52,918,845  41,504,215 

   Repayments of short-term bank loans

 (52,596,170) (45,539,128)

   Proceeds from notes payable

 83,251,992  40,491,531 

   Repayments of notes payable

 (92,609,593) (21,063,559)

   Proceeds from bond payable

 12,907,035  12,658,548 

   Repayments of bond payable

 (12,907,035) - 

   Fund raising through issuing common stock and warrants

 26,387,498  - 

   Option exercise, stock award & other financing

 9,659,103  1,258,231 

   Warrant exercise

 3,171,259  1,672,739 

   Common stock issued for acquisition, net of cost of capital

 -  3,784,149 

      Net cash provided by financing activities

 46,317,978  25,622,819 

 

      

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 1,161,262  10,149,066 

   Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 (533,989) (308,322)

   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 12,135,096  2,294,352 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR

$ 12,762,369 $ 12,135,096 

 

      

SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

      

   Income taxes paid

$ 942,870 $ 998,706 

   Interest paid

$ 3,565,496 $ 2,570,691 

   Issuance of Common stock for acquisition

$ -  8,616,416 

SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH DISCLOSURES:NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, $0 and $10,078,637 were transferred from construction in progress to plant and equipment, respectively.

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

The CompanyKandi Technologies Group, Inc. (“Kandi Technologies”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on March 31, 2004. The CompanyKandi Technologies changed its name from Stone Mountain Resources, Inc. to Kandi Technologies, Corp. on August 13, 2007. On December 21, 2012, the CompanyKandi Technologies changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. As used herein, the term the “Company” means Kandi Technologies and its operating subsidiaries, as described below.

Headquartered in the Jinhua city, Zhejiang Province, China, the Company is one of China'sChina’s leading producers and manufacturers of electrical vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, go-karts, specialized utility vehiclesvehicle products, electrical vehicle parts and a variety of other specialtyoff-road vehicles for sale in the PRCPeople’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and global markets. The Company conducts its primary business operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Vehicles”), and the partial and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Kandi Vehicles.

The Company'sCompany’s organizational chart is as follows:

* The box with dotted-line border represents the entity that has ceased operation and was dissolved in July 2014.

Operating SubsidiariesSubsidiaries:

In January 2011, pursuantPursuant to relevant agreements executed in January 2011, Kandi Vehicles is entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% profits and loss absorption rate) of Jinhua Kandi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi New Energy”), a company in which Kandi Vehicles has a 50% interest. Mr. Hu Xiaoming owns the other 50% which he entrusted Kandi Vehicles to manage Kandi New Energy. Kandi New Energy was established in accordance with relevant Chinese government regulations on automobile manufacturing enterprises, which prohibit foreign ownership of greater than 50%. Kandi New Energy currently holds vehicle production rights (license) on manufacturing Kandi brand electric utility vehicles (”Special-purpose Vehicles”) and production rights (license) on manufacturing battery packs used in Kandi brand electric vehicles (“EVs”). Kandi New Energy supplies battery packs for Kandi brand EVs.

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Jinhua Three Parties New Energy Vehicles Service Co., ltd.Ltd. (“Jinhua Service”) was formed as a joint venture, by and among our wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles, the State Grid Power Corporation and Tianneng Power International. The Company, indirectly through Kandi Vehicles, hashad a 30% ownership interest in Jinhua Service. Jinhua Service was established in order to provide public charging stations for lead-acid batteries for EVs in Jinhua city. Currently, most of EV customers in Jinhua have the ability to charge their EVs by themselves. Since self-charging is more cost-efficient and most of the customers have switched from public-charging to self-charging, Jinhua Service ceased its operations and was dissolved accordingly in July 2014.

In April 2012, pursuant to a share exchange agreement, the Company acquired 100% of Yongkang Scrou Electric Co.Co, Ltd. (“Yongkang Scrou”), a manufacturer of driving motor, air-conditioningautomobile and EV parts. Yongkang Scrou currently manufactures and sells EV drive motors, EV controllers, for electric vehiclesair conditioners and auto generators.other electrical products to the JV Company (defined below).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

In March 2013, pursuant to a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) entered into betweenby Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai Maple Guorun Automobile Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Maple”Guorun”), a 99% owned-owned subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (“Geely”), the parties established Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. (the “JV Company”) in connection with developing, manufacturingto develop, manufacture and selling electrical vehicles (“EVs”)sell EVs and related auto parts. Each of Kandi Vehicles and Shanghai MapleGuorun has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company. In March 2014, the JV Company changed its name to Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. At present, the JV Company is a holding company with products that are manufactured by its subsidiaries.

In March 2013, Kandi Vehicles formed Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Changxing”) in the Changxing (National) Economic and Technological Development Zone. Kandi Changxing specializesis engaged in the production of EVs. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Kandi VehicleVehicles entered into an ownership transfer agreement with the JV Company pursuant to transferwhich Kandi Vehicles transferred 100% of its ownership toin Kandi Changxing to the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles,50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% ownershipeconomic interest in Kandi Changxing.

In April 2013, Kandi Electric Vehicles (Wanning) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Wanning”) was formed by Kandi Vehicles and Jinhua Kandi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi New Energy”) in Wanning City of Hainan Province.Province by Kandi Vehicles and Kandi New Energy. Kandi Vehicles has a 90% ownership in Kandi Wanning, and Kandi New Energy hasholds the remaining 10% interest. However, by contract, Kandi Vehicles is, effectively, entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% profits and loss absorption rate)losses) of Kandi Wanning. According to the JV Agreement, once Kandi Wanning since it is entitledbecomes fully operational, its entire equity interests will be transferred to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests (100% profits and loss absorption rate) of Kandi New Energy.JV Company.

In July 2013, Zhejiang ZuoZhongYou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. (the “Service Company”) was formed. The Service Company is engaged in various pure EV leasing businesses. The JV Company has a 19% ownership interest in the Service Company. The Company, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles,50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 9.5% ownershipeconomic interest in the Service Company.

In November 2013, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Jinhua Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jinhua”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jinhua, and the Company, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles, has a 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Jinhua. Kandi Jinhua is engaged in EV manufacturing business.

In November 2013, Zhejiang JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“JiHeKang”) was formed by the JV Company.Company and is engaged in the car sales business. The JV Company has 100% ownership interest in JiHeKang, and the Company, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi Vehicles,50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% ownershipeconomic interest in JiHeKang.

In December 2013, the JV Company entered into an ownership transfer agreement with Shanghai Maple in connection with acquiringGuorun pursuant to which the JV Company acquired 100% ownership of Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Shanghai”). As a result, Kandi Shanghai is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, ownshas a 50% ofeconomic interest in Kandi Shanghai. The company is mainly engaged in EV research and development, manufacturing and sales.

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In January 2014, Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Jiangsu Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jiangsu”) was formed by the JV Company. The JV Company has 100% ownership interest in Kandi Jiangsu, and the Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest in Kandi Jiangsu. The company is mainly engaged in EV research and development, manufacturing and sales.

The Company'sCompany’s primary business operations are the design, development, manufacturing and commercialization of EVs, all-terrain vehicles (“ATVs”), go-karts,EV products, EV parts and other related specialized automobiles.off road vehicles. As part of ourits strategic objective to become a leader in electric vehicles manufacturingleading manufacturer of EV products and related services, we havethe Company has increased ourits focus on fuel efficient, pure electrical vehiclesEV products with a particular emphasis on expanding ourits market share in China.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

NOTE 2 - LIQUIDITY

The Company had a working capital deficitsurplus of ($6,631,680)$39,202,684 as of December 31, 2013, decrease2014, an increase of $45,834,364 from a working capital surplusdeficit of $35,898,297($6,631,680) as of December 31, 2012.2013.

As of December 31, 2013, the amount of advances to suppliers was $8,867,074, which included the advance of a RMB 47 million ($7,687,275) deposit by Kandi Electric Vehicles (Wanning) Co., Ltd (“Kandi Wanning”) to Nanjing Shangtong Auto Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Nanjing Shangton”) for an equipment purchase. Kandi Wanning and Nanjing Shangtong entered into a letter of intent contemplating the purchase of equipment up to RMB 180 million. The equipment will be purchased and delivered according to the construction schedule and development of Kandi Wanning. This advance will be used to off-set the equipment purchase price upon delivery.

In fiscal year 2013, Kandi Changxing prepaid RMB 130 million to Zhejiang New Energy Auto System Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang New Energy”) with the intent to acquire molds and equipment from Zhejiang New Energy, but the transaction did not close, and the advance was returned in full to Kandi Changxing.

As of December 31, 2013,2014, the Company had credit lines from commercial banks for $56,100,752,of $42,739,904, of which $34,020,281 had been$35,589,502 was used as of December 31, 2013.2014. The Company believes that its cash flows generated internally may not be sufficient to support the growth of future operations and to repay short-term bank loans for the next twelve (12) months, if needed.months. However, the Company believes its cash reserves, including the proceeds of its $71 million registered direct offering financing completed on September 4, 2014 and its access to existing financing sources, andincluding established relationships with PRC banks, will enable it to meet its obligations and fund its ongoing operations.

The Company has historically financed itselfits operations through short-term commercial bank loans from PRC banks. The term of these loans is typically for one year, and upon the payment of all outstanding principal and interest in a respectiveparticular loan, the banks have typically rolled over the loansloan for additional one-year terms, with adjustments made to the interest rate to reflect prevailing market rates. The Company believes this situation has not changed and thethat short-term bank loans will beremain available on normal trade terms if needed.

On June 26, 2013,March 24, 2014, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certainraised approximately $11.05 million from the sale to two institutional investors (the “Investors”) that closed on July 1, 2013, pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investors, in a registered direct offering,of an aggregate of 4,376,036606,000 shares of ourits common stock at a negotiated purchase price of $6.03$18.24 per share. As part of the transaction, the Company also issued to the investors warrants for the purchase of up to 90,900 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $22.80 per share, for aggregate gross proceedswith a term of 18 months from the date of issuance.

On September 4, 2014, the Company raised approximately $26,387,500,$71.00 million before deducting fees to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable byincurred from the Company.sale to six institutional investors of an aggregate of 4,127,908 shares of its common stock at a price of $17.20 per share. As part of the transaction terms, the InvestorsCompany also received Series Aissued to the investors warrants for the purchase of up to 1,750,415743,024 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.24 per share and an option to make an additional investment in the form of Series B warrants and Series C warrants: Series B warrants to purchase a maximum aggregate of 728,936 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $7.24$21.50 per share, andwith a term of 17 months from the Series C warrants to purchase a maximum aggregatedate of 291,574 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $8.69.issuance.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Company maintains its general ledger and journals with the accrual method accounting for financial reporting purposes. The financial statements and notes are representations of management. Accounting policies adopted by the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and have been consistently applied in the presentation of financial statements.

NOTE 4 – PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its ownership interest in the following subsidiaries:

(i)

Continental, Development, Ltd. (“Continental”) (aa wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company)Company

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(ii)

Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles, Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Vehicles”) (aa wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental)Continental

  
(iii)

Jinhua Three PartiesKandi New Energy, Vehicles Service Co., Ltd. (“Jinhua Service”) (a 30%a 50% owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles)Vehicles. Pursuant to relevant agreements executed in January 2011, Kandi Vehicles is entitled to 100% of the economic benefits, voting rights and residual interests of Kandi New Energy)

  
(iv)

Jinhua Kandi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd. (“Kandi New Energy”) (a 50% ownedYongkang Scrou,a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles)Vehicles

  
(v)

Yongkang Scrou Electric. Co., Ltd (“Yongkang Scrou”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles)

(vi)

Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Changxing”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company)

(vii)

Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co.,Ltd. (the “JV Company”) (a 50% owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles)

(viii)

Kandi Electric Vehicles (Wanning) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Wanning”) (aWanning, a subsidiary 10% owned by Kandi New Energy and 90% owned by Kandi Vehicles)

  
(ix)

Zhejiang ZuoZhongYou Electric Vehicle Service Co., Ltd. (the “Service Company”) (a 19%All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Equity Method Investees

The consolidated net income also includes the Company’s proportionate share of the net income or loss of its equity method investees as following:

(vi)

The JV Company, a 50% owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles;

(vii)

Kandi Changxing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company).Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest;

(viii)

Kandi Jinhua, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest;

(ix)

JiHeKang, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest;

  
(x)

Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Jinhua Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Jinhua”) (aShanghai, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company)Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest;

  
(xi)

Zhejiang JiHeKang Electric Vehicle Sales Co., Ltd. (“JiHeKang”) (aKandi Jiangsu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV Company)Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 50% economic interest;

  
(xii)

Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Kandi Shanghai”) (a wholly-ownedThe Service Company, a 19%-owned subsidiary of the JV Company)Company. The Company, indirectly through its 50% ownership interest in the JV Company, has a 9.5% economic interest;

(xiii)

Jinhua Service, a 30% owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles, which was dissolved in July 2014.

All intra-entity profits and losses with the Company’s equity method investees have been eliminated.

Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

NOTE 5 – USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however actual results when ultimately realized could differ from those estimates.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

NOTE 6 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Economic and Political Risks

The Company'sCompany’s operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly,As a result, the Company'sCompany’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.

The Company's operations are conducted mainly in In addition, the PRC. As such, itsCompany’s earnings are subject to movements in foreign currency exchange rates when transactions are denominated in Renminbi (“RMB”), which is the Company’s functional currency. Accordingly, the Company's operationCompany’s operating results are affected by changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and those currencies.the RMB.

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The Company'sCompany’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company'sCompany’s performance may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

(b) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures” establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.

These tiers include:

Level 1—defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2—defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level 3—defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

TheAs of December 31, 2014, the Company’s assets, measured at fair value, on a recurring basis, subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820, as of December 31, 2013 arewere as follows:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

 Fair Value          

 Measurements  Active  Significant    

 at Reporting  Markets  Other  Significant 
 Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using Quoted Prices in  Date Using  for Identical  Observable  Unobservable 
    Active  Significant     Quoted Prices  Assets  Inputs  Inputs 
    Markets for  Other     in Carrying          
 Carrying value as  Identical  Observable  Significant  Value as of          
 of December 31,  Assets  Inputs  Unobservable Inputs  December 31,          
 2013  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3)  2014  (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents$ 12,762,369 $12,762,369  -  - $ 26,379,460 $ 26,379,460  -  - 
Restricted cash$ 1,636  1,636  -  -  13,000,731  13,000,731  -  - 
Warrants (liability)$ 24,299,821  -  - $ 24,299,821 

Warrants

 12,342,885  -  -  12,342,885 

Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of high-ratedhighly-rated money market funds at a variety of well-known institutions with original maturities of three months or less. Restricted cash represents time deposits on account, some of which isare used to secure short-term bank loans and notes payable. The original cost of these assets approximates fair value due to their short-termshort term maturity.

Warrants, which are accounted as liabilities, are treated as derivative instruments which will beand are measured at each reporting date for their fair value using Level 3 inputs. Also see Note 6 section (t) and (u).

(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers highly liquidhighly-liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Restricted cash, onas of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and 2012 representrepresented time deposits on account some of which were used to secure short-term bank loans and notes payable.for earning interest income. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, ourthe Company’s restricted cash was as set forth on the table below:were $13,000,731, which reflects a one-year Certificate of Time Deposit (CD) with Hangzhou Bank Jinhua Branch, and $1,636, respectively.

PurposeAmount
Used to secure short-term bank loans (also see Note 15)$ -
Used to secure note payable (also see Note 16)-
Pure time deposits1,636
Total1,636

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(d) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value (market value). The cost of raw materials is determined on the basis of weighted average. The cost of finished goods is determined on the weighted average basis and comprises direct materials, direct labor and an appropriate proportion of overhead.

Net realizable value is based on estimated selling prices less selling expenses and any further costs expected to be incurred for completion and selling expense.completion. Adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value are made, if required, for estimated excess, obsolescence, or impaired balances.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

(e) Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts will beis recorded in periods in which the period whenCompany determines a loss is probable, based on anits assessment of specific evidence indicatingfactors, such as troubled collection,collections, historical experience, accounts aging, ongoing business relationrelations and other factors. Accounts are written off after an exhaustive efforts at collection.collection effort. If accounts receivable are to be provided for, or written off, they would beare recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within the operating expenses. Atexpenses line item. As of December 31, 20132014 and 2012,2013, the Company hashad no allowance for doubtful accounts, as per the management'smanagement’s judgment based on their best knowledge.

In yearAs of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and 2012, the credit term usually wasterms with the Company’s customers were typically 90 to 120 days after delivery..delivery.

(f) Notes Receivablereceivable

Notes receivable represent short-term loans to third parties with the maximum term of one year. Interest income will be recognized according to each agreement between a borrower and the Company on an accrual basis. If notes receivable are paid back, or written off, that transaction will be recognized in the relevant year ifyear. If the loan default is probable, reasonably assured and the loss can be reasonably estimated. Theestimated, the Company will recognize income if the written-off loan is recovered at a future date. In case of any foreclosure proceedings or legal actions being taken, the Company will provideprovides an accrual for the related foreclosure expenses and related litigation expenses.

(g) Prepayments

Prepayments represent cash paid in advance to suppliers. As of December 31, 2013,2014, prepayments included cash paid advances to raw material suppliers, mold manufactures,manufacturers, and suppliers of equipment. The Company intends to purchase, as a prepaid expense, certain other expenses such as water and electricity fees.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company recorded a significant prepayment made by the Company was theto a supplier as an advance of a RMB 47 million ($7,687,275) depositand deposited by Kandi Wanning to Nanjing Shangtong. As of December 31, 2014, the advance to Nanjing Shangtong was transferred to “construction-in-progress” as described in Note 2.15.

Other advancesAdvances for raw materials purchases which usuallytypically are settled within two (2) months by receivingthe Company’s receipt of raw materials. Prepayment is offset against purchase amount after equipment or materials are delivered.

(h) Plant and Equipment

Plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over theirthe estimated useful lives of the assets, using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the life of the asset or the term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Estimated useful lives are as follows:

Buildings30 years
Machinery and equipment10 years
Motor vehiclesOffice equipment5 years
Office equipmentMotor vehicles5 years
Molds5 years

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the statement of income. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred, whereas significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

(i) Construction in Progress

Construction in progress represents the direct costs of construction, or the acquisition cost of buildings or machinery and design fees. Capitalization of these costs ceases, and the construction in progress is transferred to plant and equipment, when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until the assets are completed and ready for their intended use.

(j) Land Use Rights

According to the Chinese laws, of China, land in the PRC is owned by the government and itland ownership rights cannot be sold to an individual or to a private company. However, the government grants the user a “land use right” to use the land. The land use rights granted to the Company are being amortized using the straight-line method over the lease term of fifty (50) years.

(k) Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used, including intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances warrant such a review, pursuant to the guidelines established in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144 (now known as “ASC 360”). The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flow from such asset is separately identifiable and is less than its carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the anticipated cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost to dispose.

During the reporting period, no impairment loss was recognized.

(l) Revenue Recognition

Revenues representRevenue represents the invoiced value of goods soldsold. Revenue is recognized uponwhen the shipment ofCompany ships the goods to customers. Revenues are recognized whenits customers and all of the following criteria are met: