Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Nov. 09, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Beam Global
Entity Central Index Key	0001398805
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2020
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Incorporation State County Code	NV
Entity File Number	000-53204
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,023,951
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020