Schedule of Condensed Income Statement (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 1	$ 31
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 2	0
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 3	0
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 4	0
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 5	(1,565,530)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 6	(410,239)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 7	(966,592)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 8	(439,009)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 9	(87,185)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 10	(302,861)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 11	(2,004,539)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 12	(497,424)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 13	(1,269,453)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 14	(2,004,539)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 15	(497,424)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 16	(1,269,453)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 17	182,708
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 18	0
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 19	0
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 20	(1,821,831)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 21	(497,424)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 22	(1,269,453)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 23	(10,830,363)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 24	(1,696,973)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 25	(20,197,888)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 26	(12,652,194)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 27	(2,194,397)
Cbak Energy Technology, Inc. (parent Company) Schedule Of Condensed Income Statement 28	$ (21,467,341)