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

Organization and Business (Details)

Organization and Business (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 10, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jul. 20, 2022
SEPA
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Cash proceeds		$ 33,083
PIPE
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Cash proceeds	$ 50,000	$ 50,000
Common stock \| SEPA
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)		14,236
Cash proceeds		$ 1
Common stock \| PIPE
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)	13,700	13,699
Cash proceeds		$ 1
Common stock
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 3.65
Yorkville
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Agreement to sell shares, value	$ 250,000
Agreement period (in months)	36 months
Yorkville \| SEPA
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Cash proceeds		$ 32,500	$ 32,500
Yorkville \| Common stock \| SEPA
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Issuance of shares - SEPA and PIPE (in shares)		14,200	14,200
Yorkville \| Subsequent Event
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 1.00
Yorkville \| Common stock
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Share purchase price, percent of market price	97.50%
Yorkville \| Common stock \| Subsequent Event
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 1.00