Canoo Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Convertible Debt (Details)

Convertible Debt (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions												3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 11, 2022 shares	Nov. 10, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 06, 2022 shares	Aug. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 21, 2022	Jul. 20, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	May 10, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) tradingDay $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock, percent														128.20%
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares												$ 0.48		$ 0.48
Proceeds from prepaid advance agreement														$ 5,001,000	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt												$ (949,000)	$ 0	(27,688,000)	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest expense														$ 1,386,000	$ 0
Convertible Debt
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock, percent	95.00%
Common stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares												$ 0.62		$ 0.62
YA II PN, Ltd
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Pre-paid advance agreement, in cash advances										$ 50,000,000
Pre-paid advance agreement, in commitment amount										$ 300,000,000
Purchase price of common stock, percent								110.00%	95.00%	120.00%
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.14							$ 0.50		$ 1.00
Measurement period (in days)								5 days
Pre-paid advance agreement, annual rate											5.00%
Pre-paid advance agreement, increase upon to default											15.00%
Maturity period (in months)								15 months
Repayments on pre-paid purchase agreement														$ 2,500,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt														(26,700,000)
Other noncash income (expense)														$ 500,000
Number of trading days \| tradingDay														5
Number of consecutive trading days \| tradingDay														7
Option, number of trading days \| tradingDay														10
Option, number of consecutive trading days \| tradingDay														3
Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest expense												$ 100,000		$ 1,500,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| Convertible Debt
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.00
Measurement period (in days)								5 days
Aggregate fair value												41,400,000		$ 41,400,000
Number of trading days \| tradingDay														5
Number of consecutive trading days \| tradingDay														7
Option, number of trading days \| tradingDay														10
Option, number of consecutive trading days \| tradingDay														3
Redemption premium	5.00%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 48,000,000
Percentage of original issue discount	6.00%
Standby equity purchase agreement, exchange cap, maximum ownership amount	$ 95,400,000
Stated interest rate	1.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, increase (decrease)	15.00%
VWAP greater than floor price, number of consecutive trading days														5
YA II PN, Ltd \| Additional paid-in capital
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Amount allocated to convertible debt from option exercised	$ 3,700,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| First Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from prepaid advance agreement								$ 49,500,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| First Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member \| Common stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares) \| shares						15.1
YA II PN, Ltd \| Second Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from prepaid advance agreement							$ 39,600,000
Prepaid advance agreement, discount percent							0.01
YA II PN, Ltd \| Side Letter To Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Pre-paid advance to minimum of settlement																$ 1,000,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| Third Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from prepaid advance agreement					$ 20,000,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| Fourth Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from prepaid advance agreement			$ 32,000,000
Proceeds from additional amount of prepaid advance agreement			8,500,000
Proceeds from partial exercise prepaid advance agreement		$ 5,300,000
Net proceeds from exercise in prepaid advance agreement		$ 5,000,000
Aggregate fair value												$ 14,800,000		$ 14,800,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| Fourth Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member \| Additional paid-in capital
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Amount allocated to convertible debt from option exercised			$ 2,300,000
YA II PN, Ltd \| Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Redemption premium												3.00%		3.00%
YA II PN, Ltd \| Common stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Exchange cap, maximum ownership percent											19.90%
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares) \| shares														14.2
YA II PN, Ltd \| Common stock \| Convertible Debt
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares) \| shares														35.7
Loss on extinguishment of debt														$ (900,000)
YA II PN, Ltd \| Common stock \| Second Pre Paid Advance Agreement Member
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares) \| shares				19.4
YA II PN, Ltd \| Common stock \| Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares) \| shares														66.8