10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ___

Commission File Number: 001-34887

MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	86-3289406
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1405 Pioneer Street
Brea, California 92821

(Address of principal executive offices)

(714) 613-1900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	MULN	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes   ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company ☒
	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  ☐ No ☒

As of February 9, 2023 a total of 1,747,209,236 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (“Common Stock”) were issued and outstanding.

MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements:	2
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 (unaudited) and September 30, 2022	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	34
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	40
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	42
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	42
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	42
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	42
Item 5.	Other Information	42
Item 6.	Exhibits	43
SIGNATURES		44

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	68,071,635	$	54,085,685
Restricted cash		39,357,576		30,289,400
Receivable for over issuance of shares		17,909,254		—
Inventory		6,958,158		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,260,726		1,958,759
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		135,557,349		86,333,844
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		89,796,658		14,803,716
Intangible assets, net		113,377,931		93,947,018
Deposit on ELMS purchase		—		5,500,000
Accounts receivable from related party		1,232,387		1,232,387
Right-of-use assets		4,763,589		4,597,052
Goodwill		92,834,832		92,834,832
Other assets		3,389,293		3,345,631
TOTAL ASSETS	$	440,952,039	$	302,594,479
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	14,123,277	$	6,398,425
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		6,225,969		7,185,881
Dividends payable		8,400,933		7,762,255
Derivative liabilities		261,480,084		84,799,179
Liability to issue shares		11,599,598		10,710,000
Lease liabilities, current portion		1,696,626		1,428,474
Notes payable, current portion		93,837,257		3,856,497
Other current liabilities		103,372		90,372
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		397,467,116		122,231,083
Notes payable, net of current portion		4,890,475		5,164,552
Lease liabilities, net of current portion		3,381,024		3,359,354
Deferred tax liability		14,463,705		14,882,782
TOTAL LIABILITIES		420,202,320		145,637,771
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 preferred shares authorized
Preferred Series A; 200,000 shares authorized; 1,924 and 1,924 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 respectively.		2		2
Preferred Series C; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 1,210,056 and 1,360,321 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 respectively.		1,210		1,360
Preferred Series D; 437,500,001 shares authorized; 363,098 and 4,359,652 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 respectively.		363		4,359
Preferred Series AA; 1 share authorized; 1 and zero shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 respectively.		—		—
Common Stock; $0.001 par value; 1,750,000,000 shares authorized; 1,693,663,180 and 833,468,180 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 respectively.		1,693,663		833,468
Additional Paid-in Capital		1,189,162,862		947,765,155
Accumulated Deficit		(1,266,183,241)		(889,907,455)
Non-controlling interest		96,074,860		98,259,819
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		20,749,719		156,956,708
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	440,952,039	$	302,594,479

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
OPERATING EXPENSES
General and administrative	$	64,996,011	$	12,901,084
Research and development		8,622,009		1,157,323
Total Operating Expense		73,618,020		14,058,407
Loss from Operations		(73,618,020)		(14,058,407)
Other financing costs - initial recognition of derivative liabilities		(255,960,025)		(108,979,229)
Gain / (loss) extinguishment of debt, net		(6,412,170)		74,509
Revaluation of derivative liabilities		(40,781,976)		(10,618,382)
Interest expense		(2,828,089)		(3,226,769)
Loan amortization expense		—		(19,212,176)
Deferred tax benefit		493,654		—
Other income (expense), net		645,881		(41,096)
Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest		(378,460,745)		(156,061,550)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		2,184,959		—
Net loss attributable to shareholders		(376,275,786)		(156,061,550)
Accrued preferred dividends		(638,677)		—
Net Loss attributable to common shareholders	$	(376,914,463)	$	(156,061,550)
Net loss per share	$	(0.28)	$	(8.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		1,360,570,075		17,471,173

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Preferred Stock																									Deficiency in
	Series A			Series B			Series C			Series D			Series AA			Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated		Non-controlling		Stockholders'
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount	Shares		Amount	Shares		Amount	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit		Interest		Equity
Balance, September 30, 2021	100,363	$	100	5,567,319	$	5,568	—	$	—	—	$	—	—	$	—	7,048,387	$	7,048	$	88,650,286	$	(150,374,649)	$	—	$	(61,711,647)
Common shares issued for cash	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	7,704,082		7,704		10,886,955		—		—		10,894,659
Common shares issued for asset	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	109,412		109		140,891		—		—		141,000
Preferred shares issued for cash	—		—	—		—	2,263,970		2,264	—		—	—		—	—		—		19,997,736		—		—		20,000,000
Preferred shares issued to settle liability to issue	—		—	—		—	84,900		85	—		—	—		—	—		—		704,915		—		—		705,000
Warrant issuances	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		10,491,621		—		—		10,491,621
Preferred shares issued in exchange for conversion of debt	—		—	—		—	2,829,029		2,829	—		—	—		—	—		—		24,988,926		—		—		24,991,755
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	443,124		443		4,424,825		—		—		4,425,268
Common shares issued to settle liability to issue	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	131,477		131		1,034,681		—		—		1,034,812
Prefunded warrant issuance	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		15,000,000		—		—		15,000,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock	(84,996)		(85)	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	8,499,680		8,500		(8,415)		—		—		—
Net loss	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—		—
Balance, December 31, 2021	15,367		15	5,567,319		5,568	5,177,899		5,178	—		—	—		—	23,936,162		23,935		176,312,421		(150,374,649)		—		25,972,468

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	Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Preferred Stock
	Series A			Series B			Series C			Series D			Series AA			Common Stock				Paid-in		Accumulated		Non-controlling		Stockholders'
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares		Amount	Shares		Amount	Shares		Amount	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit		Interest		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2021	15,367	$	15	5,567,319	$	5,568	5,177,899	$	5,178	—	$	—	—	$	—	23,936,162	$	23,935	$	176,312,421	$	(150,374,649)	$	—	$	25,972,468
Balance, September 30, 2022	1,924		2	—		—	1,360,321		1,360	4,359,652		4,360	—		—	833,468,180		833,467		947,765,156		(889,907,455)		98,259,819		156,956,709
Share-based compensation issued to management, directors, employees, and consultants	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	113,890,600		113,891		30,153,769		—		—		30,267,660
Shares issued to extinguish penalty	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	23,000,000		23,000		5,497,000		—		—		5,520,000
Cashless Warrant exercise - C	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	128,463,567		128,464		39,059,514		—		—		39,187,978
Cashless Warrant exercise - D	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	229,098,769		229,099		70,910,165		—		—		71,139,264
Surplus common stock issued on cashless warrant exercise	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	78,718,040		78,718		26,656,760		—		—		26,735,478
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock	—		—	—		—	(150,265)		(150)	(3,996,554)		(3,997)	—		—	4,146,819		4,147		—		—		—		0
Dividends accumulated on preferred stock	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		-		(638,677)		—		—		(638,677)
Other transactions	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		-		(3,122,227)		—		—		(3,122,227)
Shares issued to settle note payable	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	62,048,666		62,049		13,674,354		—		—		13,736,403
Shares issued for convertible notes	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	220,828,539		220,828		59,182,048		—		—		59,402,876
Preferred shares issued to officers	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	1		—	—		-		25,000		—		—		25,000
Net loss allocable to non-controlling interest												—	—		—	—		-		—		—		(2,184,959)		(2,184,959)
Net Loss	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—	—		—		—		(376,275,786)		—		(376,275,786)
Balance, December 31, 2022	1,924		2	—		—	1,210,056		1,210	363,098		363	1		—	1,693,663,180		1,693,663		1,189,162,862		(1,266,183,241)		96,074,860		20,749,719

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest	$	(378,460,745)	$	(156,061,550)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss attributable to shareholders to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		4,794,327		307,699
Officer and employee stock compensation		36,305,972		1,604,293
Revaluation of derivative liabilities		40,781,976		10,618,382
Issuance of shares for services		4,376,438		2,495,487
Issuance of stock to directors		71,000		—
Gain on conversion of derivative liabilities to common stock		(9,965,728)		—
Non-cash financing loss on over-exercise of warrants		8,934,892		—
Other financing costs - initial recognition of derivative liabilities		255,960,025		108,979,229
Non-cash interest and other operating activities		—		3,062,048
Non-cash lease expense		—		136,938
Amortization of debt discount		—		19,212,176
Loss on asset disposal		—		1,298
Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt		6,412,171		(74,509)
Loss on debt settlement		—		41,096
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current assets		(8,260,125)		(1,226,376)
Other assets		(197,199)		(1,225,252)
Accounts payable		7,724,852		(977,783)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(1,576,292)		(1,468,751)
Deferred tax liability		(419,077)		—
Lease liabilities		289,821		(137,228)
Net cash used in operating activities		(33,227,692)		(14,712,803)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of equipment		(726,482)		(10,462,219)
Purchase of intangible assets		(74,826)		—
ELMS asset purchase		(92,916,874)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(93,718,182)		(10,462,219)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable		150,000,000		7,300,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		10,894,659
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock		—		20,000,000
Payment of notes payable		—		(13,000,351)
Net cash provided by financing activities		150,000,000		25,194,308
Increase in cash		23,054,126		19,286
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		84,375,085		42,174
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending of period	$	107,429,211	$	61,460
Supplemental disclosure of Cash Flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	3,056	$	1,424,345
Supplemental Disclosure for Non-Cash Activities:
Debt conversion to common stock	$	1,096,787	$	—
Preferred shares issued in exchange for convertible debt	$	—	$	24,991,755
Convertible notes conversion to common stock	$	59,402,877	$	—
Exercise of warrants recognized earlier as liabilities	$	84,799,179	$	—

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MULLEN AUTOMOTIVE INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Mullen Automotive Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MAI”, “Mullen”, “we” or the “Company”), is a Southern California-based development-stage electric vehicle company that operates in various verticals of businesses focused within the automotive industry. Mullen Automotive Inc., a California corporation (“Previous Mullen”) was originally formed on April 20 2010, as a developer and manufacturer of electric vehicle technology and operated as the EV division of Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“MTI”) until November 5, 2021, at which time Previous Mullen underwent a capitalization and corporate reorganization by way of a spin-off to its shareholders, followed by a reverse merger with and into Net Element, Inc., which was accounted for as a reverse merger transaction, in which Previous Mullen was treated as the acquirer for financial accounting purposes. (the “Merger”).  The Company changed its name from “Net Element, Inc.” to “Mullen Automotive Inc” and the Nasdaq ticker symbol for the Company’s Common Stock changed from “NETE” to “MULN” on the Nasdaq Capital Market Exchange at the opening of trading on November 5, 2021.

Recent Events

On September 7, 2022, the Company completed the Bollinger acquisition, which provides the Company with  a medium duty truck classes 4-6, along with the B1 Sport Utility and B2 Pick Up Trucks.  The purchase price was $148.6 million in cash and stock for 60% majority controlling interest.

On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the Company acquisition of assets from electric vehicle company ELMS’ (Electric Last Mile Solutions) in an all-cash purchase. In the Chapter 7 approved transaction, Mullen acquired ELMS’ manufacturing plant in Mishawaka Indiana, all inventory, and intellectual property for their Class 1 and Class 3 vehicles for a total of $105 million which includes the affirmation of approximately $10 million in vendor payables assumed and paid at closing. On November 9, 2022, the Company formed Mullen Indiana Real Estate LLC, a limited liability company in the State of Delaware to hold the acquired real property located in Mishawaka, IN.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, but we believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission for the year ended September 30, 2022. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any other periods.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Mullen Investment Properties LLC, a Mississippi corporation, Ottava Automotive, Inc., a California corporation, Mullen Real Estate, LLC, a Delaware corporation and Bollinger Motors Inc., a Delaware corporation. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated, if any. The financial statements reflect the consolidated financial position and results of operations of Mullen, which have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

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NOTE 2 – LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. Our principal source of liquidity consists of existing cash and restricted cash of approximately $107.4 million at December 31, 2022. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company used $33.2 million of cash for operating activities and had net working capital deficit of approximately $261.9 million at December 31, 2022.

Going Concern

The Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2022, have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has not generated revenue to date and has accumulated losses since inception. The Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, its ability to raise sufficient additional capital and/or obtaining the necessary financing to support ongoing and future operations and to successfully manufacture and launch its products for sale. While the Company expects to obtain the additional capital and/or financing that is needed, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining the necessary funds to bring its product and service offerings to market and support future operations. These factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Our management plans to raise additional capital through a combination of equity and debt financing, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. Company management has evaluated whether there are any conditions and events considered in aggregate, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next twelve months from the date of filing this report. Since inception, the Company incurred significant accumulated losses of approximately $1,266.2 million, and has a deficiency in working capital of approximately $261.9 million on December 31, 2022. For more information regarding additional financing after December 31, 2022, see Note 19 – Subsequent Events.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Significant accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.

Business Combination

Business acquisitions are accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805 “Business Combinations”. FASB ASC 805 requires the reporting entity to identify the acquirer, determine the acquisition date, recognize and measure the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity, and recognize and measure goodwill or a gain from the purchase. The acquiree’s results are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values and the excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill. Adjustments to fair value assessments are recorded to goodwill over the measurement period (not longer than twelve months). The acquisition method also requires that acquisition-related transaction and post-acquisition restructuring costs be charged to expense. The Company completed the acquisition of Bollinger Motors, Inc on September 7, 2022.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the carve-out financial statements and the reported amounts of total expenses in the reporting periods. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, fair value of long-lived assets, fair value of financial instruments, depreciable lives of property and equipment, income taxes, contingencies, and inputs used to value stock-based compensation, valuation of common and preferred stock and warrants.

Additionally, the rates of interest on several debt agreements have been imputed where there was no stated interest rate within the original agreement. The imputed interest results in adjustments to the debt amounts reported in our condensed

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consolidated financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP. Loan valuations issues can arise when trying to determine the debt attributes, such as discount rate, credit loss factors, liquidity discounts, and pricing.

Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for adjustments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company operates within an industry that is subject to rapid technological change, intense competition, and serves an industry that has significant government regulations. It is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including competitive, financial, developmental, operational, technological, required knowledge of industry governmental regulations, and other risks associated with an emerging business. Any one or combination of these or other risks could have a substantial influence on our future operations and prospects for commercial success.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Company management considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 or September 30, 2022.

Restricted Cash

Funds that are not available for immediate use and must use for a specific purpose. These funds include the refundable deposits for individuals and businesses who have made deposits for Mullen and Bollinger vehicles and the cash in escrow. On December 31, 2022, the restricted cash balance was $39,357,576. Customer deposits are accounted for within other liabilities.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses consist of various advance payments made for goods or services to be received in the future. These prepaid expenses include insurance and other contracted services requiring up-front payments.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the assets. Repairs and maintenance expenditures that do not extend the useful lives of related assets are expensed as incurred.

Estimated Useful Lives

Description	Life
Buildings	30 Years
Furniture and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Computer and Software	1 to 5 Years
Machinery and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Leasehold Improvements	Shorter of the estimated useful life or the underlying lease term
Vehicles	5 Years
Intangibles	5 to 10 Years

Expenditures for major improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the asset lives, are charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. Company management continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying balances of its property,

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equipment and leasehold improvements may not be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

Income Taxes

Prior to Mullen’s capitalization and corporate reorganization, our operations were included in the tax filings of MTI. The cash and deferred tax positions between us and MTI and are formalized in a tax sharing agreement.

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the consolidated financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

There are transactions that occur during the ordinary course of business for which the ultimate tax determination may be uncertain. At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, there were no material changes to either the nature or the amounts of the uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s income tax provision consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a full valuation allowance against the value of our U.S. and state net deferred tax assets because management does not believe the recoverability of the tax assets meets the “more likely than not” likelihood at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of acquired and developed intellectual property and website development costs. In accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Others,” goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer subject to amortization but are tested for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Intangible assets with determinate lives are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Amortizable intangible assets generally are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods up to 120 months. The costs to periodically renew our intangible assets are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically evaluates property, plant and equipment and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a potential impairment may have occurred. If such events or changes in circumstances arise, the Company compares the carrying amount of the long-lived assets to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived assets. If the estimated aggregate undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the long-lived assets, an impairment charge, calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets, is recorded. The fair value of the long-lived assets is determined based on the estimated discounted cash flows expected to be generated from the long-lived assets. The Company has not recorded any such impairment charges during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Other Assets

Other assets are comprised primarily of Coda electric vehicles and related parts, Show Room vehicles, and security deposits related to the Company’s property leases related to the EV business.

Extinguishment of Liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or expired.

Leases

The Company follows the provisions of Accounting Standards Update, “Leases” (ASU 2016 02), which requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset for the lease term.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid and are classified within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include all non-production related expenses incurred by us in any given period. This includes expenses such as professional fees, salaries, rent, repairs and maintenance, utilities and office expense, employee benefits, depreciation and amortization, advertising and marketing, settlements and penalties, taxes, and licenses. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in G&A expenses. Other than trade show expenses which are deferred until occurrence of the future event, we expense advertising costs as incurred in accordance with ASC 720-35, “Other Expenses – Advertising Cost.”

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs associated with the development of our electric vehicle product lines.

Share-Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards issued by the Company in accordance with ASC Subtopic 718-10, “Compensation – Share Compensation”, which requires fair value measurement on the grant date and recognition of compensation expense for all common shares of the Company issued to employees, non-employees and directors. The fair value of non-marketable share-based awards has been estimated based on an independent valuation. The Company’s common and preferred share valuations have been appraised by an independent financial valuation advisor, based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Key assumptions and approaches to value used in estimating fair value, includes economic and industry data; business valuation; prior transactions; option value method and other cost, income, and market value approaches. Share-based compensation is included within general and administrative expenses.

Related Party Transactions

We have related party transactions with certain of our directors, officers, and principal stockholders. These transactions are entered into in the ordinary course of business and include operational loans, convertible debt, and warrants providing financial support associated with the borrowing of funds.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We apply fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value, Company management considers the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risk. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk

We maintain cash balances in several financial institutions that are insured by either the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Association up to certain federal limitations, generally $250,000. At times, our cash balance may exceed these federal limitations and maintains significant cash on hand at certain of its locations. However, we have not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes we are not exposed to any significant credit risk on these accounts. The amounts in excess of insured limits as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 are $67.3 million and $53.3 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting standard updates issued but not yet added were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4 – PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS

On October 13, 2022, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued an order approving the sale for approximately $105 million to Mullen Automotive Inc. of certain assets and assumption and assignment of contracts and related liabilities of Electric Last Mile, Inc. and Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 16, 2022.

 The ELMS asset acquisition closed on November 30, 2022, and is expected to accelerate the market introduction of our cargo van program and provide us with critical manufacturing capacity at a much lower investment than previously expected to supply the rest of our product portfolio.

ELMS assets include:

● The factory in Mishawaka, Indiana, providing Mullen with the capability to produce up to 50,000 vehicles per year;

● All Intellectual Property, including all manufacturing data that is required for the assembly of the Class 1 van and Class 3 Cab Chassis;

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● All inventory including finished and unfinished vehicles, part modules, component parts, raw materials, and tooling; and

● All property including equipment, machinery, supplies, computer hardware, software, communication equipment, data networks and all other data storage.

The following details the allocation of purchase price by asset category for the ELMS asset purchase:

Asset Category	Fair Value Allocation
Land	$	1,440,000
Buildings and site improvements		41,287,038
Personal property subtotal		33,577,045
Identified intangible: engineering design		22,112,791
Inventory		6,958,158
Total Identified Assets	$	105,375,032

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, we recorded intangible asset additions of $22,187,617 and $5,361, respectively. The $22.2 million is mainly due to the ELMS asset acquisition (see NOTE 4 – Purchase of Assets from ELMS).

The weighted average useful life of the intellectual property is 9.6 years. Acquired intellectual property from the Bollinger acquisition, consisted primarily of patents and non-compete agreements have finite life. Identifiable intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of three years. The straight-line method of amortization represents management’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets.

	December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
	Gross				Net		Gross				Net
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Website design and development	$	2,660,391		(1,330,195)	$	1,330,195	$	2,660,391	$	(1,108,496)	$	1,551,895
Intellectual property		58,375,794		(1,908,177)		56,467,618		58,375,794		(438,581)		57,937,213
Patents		32,391,186		(1,020,544)		31,370,642		32,391,186		(204,109)		32,187,077
Engineer design - ELMS		22,112,791		(184,273)		21,928,518		—		—		—
Other		1,820,994		(80,876)		1,740,118		1,820,994		(16,175)		1,804,819
Trademark		540,840		—		540,840		466,014		—		466,014
Total Intangible Assets	$	117,901,996	$	(4,524,065)	$	113,377,931	$	95,714,379	$	(1,767,361)	$	93,947,018

Total future amortization expense for finite-lived intellectual property is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,	Future Amortization
2023 (nine months)	$	9,299,099
2024		12,202,651
2025		11,537,553
2026		11,537,553
2027		11,537,553
Thereafter		56,722,682
Total Future Amortization Expense	$	112,837,091

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, amortization expense for the intangible assets was $2,756,704 and $223,676, respectively.

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NOTE 6 – DEBT

Short and Long-Term Debt

Short-term debt is generally defined as debt with principal maturities of one-year or less. Long-term debt is defined as principal maturities of one year or more.

The following is a summary of our indebtedness at December 31, 2022:

	Net Carrying Value
	Unpaid Principal						Contractual	Contractual
Type of Debt	Balance		Current		Long-Term		Interest Rate	Maturity
Matured notes	$	3,051,085	$	3,051,085	$	-	0 - 10%	2019 - 2021
Promissory notes		-		-		-	NA	NA
Convertible notes		90,597,123		90,597,123		-	15.00%	2023
Real Estate notes		5,238,259		238,259		5,000,000	5.00 - 8.99%	2023-2024
Loans and advances		557,800		557,800		-	0.00%	2016 - 2018
Less: debt discount		(716,535)		(607,010)		(109,525)	NA	NA
Total Debt	$	98,727,732	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475

The following is a summary of our indebtedness at September 30, 2022:

	Net Carrying Value
	Unpaid Principal						Contractual	Contractual
Type of Debt	Balance		Current		Long-Term		Interest Rate	Maturity
Matured notes	$	3,051,085	$	3,051,085	$	—	0.00 - 10.00%	2019 - 2021
Promissory notes		1,096,787		—		1,096,787	28.00%	2024
Real Estate note		5,247,612		247,612		5,000,000	5.0 - 8.99%	2023 - 2024
Loan advances		557,800		557,800		—	0.00 - 10.00%	2016 – 2018
Less: debt discount		(932,235)		—		(932,235)	NA	NA
Total Debt	$	9,021,049	$	3,856,497	$	5,164,552

Scheduled Debt Maturities

The following scheduled debt maturities at December 31, 2022:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2023 (9 months)		2024		Total
Total Debt	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475	$	98,727,732

Notes and Advances

Total interest is comprised primarily of stated interest, amortization of debt discount and additional interest recognized for warrants issued with convertible notes for the excess in fair value above the face value of the notes. Stated interest was $2,134,517 and $3,247,185 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

In some instances, we issued shares of common stock or warrants along with the issuance of promissory notes, resulting in the recognition of a debt discount which is amortized to interest expense over the term of the promissory note. Debt discount amortization for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $150,151,130 and $19,212,176, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, warrants having a fair value of $244,510,164 (issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes) were recognized as a derivative liability, which exceeded the face value of the underlying debt, resulting in additional interest expense of $94,510,164.

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The Company issued shares of common stock to certain creditors for the conversion of convertible notes, satisfaction of debt payments, and in settlement of indebtedness. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the carrying amount of indebtedness that was settled via issuance of shares our common stock was $95,750,938. The carrying amount of indebtedness that was settled via issuance of common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $23,192,500.

NuBridge Commercial Lending LLC Promissory Note

On March 7, 2022, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Mullen Investment Properties, LLC entered into a Promissory Note (the “Promissory Note”) with NuBridge Commercial Lending LLC for a principal amount of $5,000,000. The Promissory Note bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.99% per annum and the principal amount is due March 1, 2024. Collateral for the loan includes the title to the Company’s property at 1 Greentech Drive, Tunica, MS. Under the Promissory Note, prepaid interest and issuance costs of $1,157,209 were withheld from the principal and recorded as debt discount, which is being amortized over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2022, the remaining unamortized debt discount was $716,535.

Drawbridge and Amended A&R Note with Esousa

On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note and Security Agreement (the “A&R Note”) with Esousa Holdings LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Esousa”). The A&R Note amended and restated a promissory note dated July 23, 2020, issued by Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“Original Borrower”) to DBI Lease Buyback Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“DBI”) for a principal amount of $23,831,554 (the “Original Note”). The Company had previously assumed all of the obligations of the Original Borrower under the Original Note upon the completion of the Merger. Esousa purchased rights under the Original Note from DBI immediately prior to entering into the A&R Note.

The A&R Note extended the maturity date of the Original Note by two years, from July 23, 2022 to July 23, 2024. The A&R Note provided Esousa the right to convert all or any portion of the then-outstanding principal balance of the A&R Note into a calculated number of shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The transaction was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt with Drawbridge and the related expense within the “Incentive fee to creditor for transfer of note payable” line item of the Statement of Operations.  

In connection with entering into the A&R Note with Esousa, the Company agreed to provide Drawbridge with a right to purchase up to $25,000,000 worth of shares of a yet to be created Series E Preferred Stock from the Company (the “Series E Purchase Option”). Refer to Note 17 – Contingencies and Claims, for details on the Series E Purchase Option.

On June 27, 2022, the Company received notification from Esousa that it was exercising the A&R Note’s conversion feature to partially convert the A&R Note and accrued interest in exchange for 28,000,000 shares of common stock. The conversion price was $0.9918 per share. Due to the limited number of authorized shares available, only 17,500,000 shares of common stock were issued, resulting in a remaining principal balance of the A&R Note of $1,096,787. The remaining 10,500,000 shares owed to Esousa were recognized as a “Liability to issue shares” on the Balance Sheet. The Company agreed to pay a $3,495,000 penalty to Esousa, settleable in cash or shares of common stock, by August 31, 2022. This fee was recognized as penalty for insufficient authorized shares within the Statement of Operations and within Accrued Expenses on the Balance Sheet.

On October 14, 2022, the A&R Note with Esousa, including principal of $1,032,217 (net of debt discount of $64,570) and accrued interest of $316,127 along with the liability to issue 10,500,000 shares of common stock (having a then carrying value of $10,710,000) and an obligation to compensate for the losses from market value decline of shares were exchanged for a new convertible note payable with a face value of $12,945,914 and 23,000,000 shares of common stock (having a fair value of $5,524,600), resulting in a loss on extinguishment of $6,412,170.  The new note is convertible at a 5% discount to the lowest daily volume-weighted average price in the 10 trading days prior to conversion, which resulted in interest expense of $681,364 and debt premium of $681,364.

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On November 1, 2022, the convertible note payable to Esousa, having a face value of $12,945,914 (plus debt premium of $681,364) and accrued interest of $171,174 was converted into 62,048,066 shares of common stock.  No gain or loss was recognized upon the conversion.

Convertible Notes

On November 14, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the June 7, 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 3”). The investors paid $150 million and in lieu of receiving shares of Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants, the investors received notes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock (“Notes”) and Warrants.

Amendment No. 3 further provides that the remaining $90 million of the Commitment Amount will be paid in two tranches, on January 24, 2023, and February 24, 2023, (each, a “Purchase Date”). The purchase price per share of Series D Preferred Stock will be the lower of (i) $1.27, the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date the Securities Purchase Agreement was executed, or (ii) the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the respective Purchase Date, subject to a floor price of $0.10 per share. For no additional consideration, for every share of Series D Preferred Stock purchased, such investor will receive Warrants to purchase common shares equal to 185% of the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock purchased by the investors at an exercise price equal to the purchase price for shares of Series D Preferred Stock. The Warrants will also permit cashless exercise to be calculated as a function of the warrant’s Black-Scholes value.  Consummation of the transaction is dependent on certain conditions precedent.  The investors have the right to delay each Purchase Date by one day for every day that the Company is unable to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

On November 15, 2022, the Company issued unsecured convertible notes aggregating $150,000,000 in lieu of Preferred Stock. The unsecured convertible notes bear interest at 15% and are convertible into shares of common stock either: (A) at the option of the noteholder at the lower of: (i) $0.303; or (ii) the closing price of our common stock on January 3, 2023; or (B) mandatorily on November 21, 2022 at the lower of: (i) $0.303; or (ii) the closing price of our common stock on November 18, 2022, provided adequate unissued authorized shares were available.  For each share issued upon conversion, the holders are entitled to 1.85 times as many five-year warrants with an exercise price equal to the conversion price for the notes.  

As a result, and since the Company had an insufficient number of authorized shares available to settle potential future warrant exercises, the Company recognized a derivative liability of $244,510,164 for the warrants with a corresponding increase in debt discount of $150,000,000 and interest expense of $94,510,164.  The debt discount was amortized over the term of the note through the date the convertible notes were mandatorily convertible.  Accordingly, the entire $150,000,000 of debt discount was expensed to interest expense during the three month period ended December 31, 2022. On November 21, 2022, principal of $59,402,877 was mandatorily converted into 220,828,539 shares of common stock, resulting in a corresponding reduction in derivatives liabilities of $10,491,265 and a gain on conversion of $9,965,728.  On December 23, 2022, the Company defaulted on the notes by not having sufficient authorized shares to allow for both the notes to be fully converted and the warrants to be exercised (See Note 19 – Subsequent Events).

As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, accrued interest on outstanding notes payable was $3,019,085 and $1,374,925, respectively.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Upon the issuance of certain convertible debentures, warrants, and preferred stock, the Company determined that the features associated with the conversion option embedded in the debentures should be accounted for as a derivative liability and measured at fair value, as a derivative liability, as the Company has insufficient number of authorized shares available to settle all potential future conversion transactions.

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, upon issuance of the instruments underlying the derivative liabilities and upon revaluation (immediately prior to conversion of the underlying instrument), the Company estimated the fair value of the embedded derivatives using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model based on the following assumptions: (1) dividend

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yield of 0%, (2) expected volatility of 135% to 151%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 3.77% to 3.97%, and (4) expected life of 0.02 to 10 years.

On December 31, 2022, the Company estimated the fair value of the embedded derivatives of $261,480,084 using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model based on the following assumptions: (1) dividend yield of 0%, (2) expected volatility of 135% - 151%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 3.88% to 4.12%, and (4) expected life of 0.08 to 10 years.

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 825-10. ASC 825-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of non-performance. ASC 825-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825-10 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

● Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

● Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

● Level 3 – Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.

All items required to be recorded or measured on a recurring basis are based upon Level 3 inputs.

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is disclosed and is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Non-Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

Non-financial assets, such as property, equipment and leasehold improvements are only required to be measured at fair value when acquired or when an impairment loss is recognized. See “Note 13 - Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net” for further information on impairment of fixed assets.

Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

As of November 15, 2022, the Company had an insufficient number of authorized shares of common stock available for issuance upon conversion of convertible preferred shares and convertible notes payable and the exercise of outstanding warrants.  These financial instruments meet the definition of a derivative until stockholders approve an increase in the authorized shares of common stock. The financial instruments convertible into shares of common stock are valued using

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the Black Scholes option valuation model. Items recorded or measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the accompanying consolidated financial statements consisted of the following items as of December 31, 2022:

		December 31,	Quoted Prices		Significant		Significant
		2022	in Active		Other		Unobservable
			Markets for		Observable		Inputs
			Identical Assets		Inputs		(Level 3)
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)
Derivative liability	$	261,480,084	$	-	$	-	$	261,480,084

A summary of the changes in derivative liability is as follows:

Balance, September 30, 2022	$	-
Transfers in due to issuance of warrants w/o having adequate authorized unissued shares available		244,510,164
Derivative liability authorized shares shortfall (P&L)		26,932,880
Transfers in due to reclassification of equity instruments to derivative liabilities resulting from lack of authorized common shares		528,305
Transfers out due to conversions of convertible notes and accrued interest into common shares		(10,491,265)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	261,480,084

Financial instruments

Certain financial instruments that are not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are carried at amounts that approximate fair value, due to their short-term nature and credit risk. These instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and debt. We believe that the carrying value of term debt approximates fair value due to the variable rates associated with these obligations. Accounts payable are short-term in nature and generally terms are due upon receipt or within 30 to 90 days.

NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred Stock

On November 5, 2021, we filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which included the rights and privileges of Series A, Series B and Series C Preferred Stock.  Under the terms of our Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may determine the rights, preferences, and terms of our authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock. On December 31, 2022, the Company had 500,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock authorized with $0.001 par value per share. There were 1,575,079 and 5,721,897 shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

Certificate of Designation of Series AA Preferred Stock

On November 14, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of designation (the “Series AA Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, effective as of the time of filing, designating the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the share of Series AA Preferred Stock. The Series AA Certificate of Designation provides that the Series AA Preferred Stock will have 1,300,000,000 votes per share of Series AA Preferred Stock and will vote together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposal to adopt an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The Series AA Preferred Stock will be voted, without action by the holder, on any such proposal in the same proportion as shares of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C

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Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock as a single class are voted. The Preferred Stock otherwise has no voting rights except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.  

The Series AA Preferred Stock is not convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock or other securities of the Company. The Series AA Preferred Stock has no rights with respect to any distribution of assets of the Company, including upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The holder of the Series AA Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive dividends of any kind.

On November 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement with David Michery, its Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold one share of the Company’s Series AA Preferred Stock for $25,000 in cash. In January 2023, the outstanding share of Series AA Preferred Stock was redeemed for $25,000, with the approval by the Company’s stockholders of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to implement a reverse stock split.

Series D Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation

On September 19, 2022, the Company filed a certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation for Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.  

On October 17, 2022, the Company filed a certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the Number of Shares of Preferred Stock Designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate”). The Certificate increased the number of authorized shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock from 87,500,001 shares to 437,500,001 shares.

Registration Statement Form S-3

On October 14, 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3, which became effective upon filing with the SEC. The Registration Statement registered the resale by certain stockholders of up to 900,000,000 shares of common stock, which consist solely of 23,000,000 shares of common stock, 350,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock and 527,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock.

On November 21, 2022, the Company filed Registration Statement on Form S-3, which became effective upon filing with the SEC. The Company registered the resale by certain stockholders of 220,828,539 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes issued to the selling stockholders on November 15, 2022, pursuant to Amendment No. 3. The investors paid $150 million and in lieu of receiving shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants, the investors received the Notes, which outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the Notes convert into shares of common stock and warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock. 

Redemption Rights

The shares of preferred stock are not subject to Mandatory Redemption.  

The Series C Preferred Stock are redeemable by the Company in accordance with the following schedule provided the issuance of shares of common stock underlying the shares has been registered and the registration statement remains effective:

Year 1: No Redemption

Year 2: Redemption at 120% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 3: Redemption at 115% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 4: Redemption at 110% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 5: Redemption at 105% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 6 and thereafter: Redemption at 100% of the Series C Redemption Price

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The Series D Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company  subject to the following  conditions: (i) the shares have been issued and outstanding for at least one year, (ii) the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the shares has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act and the registration statement is effective, and (iii) the trading price for the common stock is less than the Series D Conversion Price (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designation) for 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq CM. In addition to the above, the shares will also be redeemable in accordance with the following schedule provided the issuance of shares of common stock underlying the shares has been registered and the registration statement remains effective:

Year 1: No Redemption

Year 2: Redemption at 120% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 3: Redemption at 115% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 4: Redemption at 110% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 5: Redemption at 105% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 6 and thereafter: Redemption at 100% of the Series C Redemption Price

Dividends

The holders of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to non-cumulative dividends if declared by the Board of Directors. The holders of the Preferred Stock Series A and Series B Preferred Stock participate on a pro rata basis (on an “as converted” basis to common stock) in any cash dividend paid on common stock. No dividends have been declared or paid during the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.

The Series C Preferred Stock bears a cumulative 15.0% per annum fixed dividend payable no later than the 5^th day after the end of each month on the Series C Original Issue Price plus unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends. Dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are payable prior to any dividends on any other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock dividend payable balance was approximately $6,872,075 at December 31, 2022.

The Company may elect to pay dividends for any month with a paid-in-kind election (“PIK”) if (i) the shares issuable further to the PIK are subject to an effective registration statement, (ii) the Company is then in compliance with all listing requirements of NASDAQ and (iii) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s Common Stock for 10 trading days in any period of 20 consecutive trading days on the NASDAQ is equal to or greater than $2.0 million.

The Series D Preferred Stock bears a 15.0% per annum fixed dividend accumulated and compounded monthly, payable no later than the 5^th day after the end of each month on the Series D Original Issue Price plus unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends. Dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock are payable prior to any dividends on any other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock. The Series D Preferred Stock dividend payable balance was approximately $1,528,857 on December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 19 – Subsequent Events.

The Company may elect to pay dividends for any month with a PIK election if (i) the shares issuable further to the PIK are subject to an effective registration statement, (ii) the Company is then in compliance with all listing requirements of NASDAQ and (iii) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s Common Stock for 10 trading days in any period of 20 consecutive trading days on the NASDAQ is equal to or greater than $27.5 million.

Liquidation, Dissolution, and Winding Up.

As a result of the Merger and based on the reverse ratio of one share of the Company for 12.8485 shares of Previous Mullen (the “Reverse Ratio”), on March 8, 2022, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation  to effectuate the following: (i) the liquidation preference for the Series A Preferred Stock was adjusted to $1.29 per share from $0.10 per share as set forth in Section 2(c) of Article III(B) of the Certificate, and (ii) the “Series B Original Issue Price” of the Series B Preferred Stock and the “Series C Original Issue Price” of the Series C Preferred Stock was adjusted to $8.84 per share from $0.6877 per share as set forth in Section 2(a) and Section 2(b), respectively, of Article III(B) of the Certificate.

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Upon the completion of a distribution pursuant to a Liquidation Event to the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any proceeds to the holders of the Common Stock, by reason of their ownership thereof, $1.29 per share or each share of the Series A Preferred Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations or the like with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock), plus declared but unpaid dividends on such share. “Liquidation Event” is as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation and, subject to certain exceptions, includes a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the company’s assets, certain mergers, consolidations and transfers of securities, and any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

In the event of any Liquidation Event, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds to the holders of the other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series B Original Issue Price plus declared but unpaid dividends.

Upon the completion of a distribution pursuant to a Liquidation Event prior to the Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series C Original Issue Price plus declared but unpaid dividends.

In the event of any Liquidation Event, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds to the holders of the other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series D Original Issue Price plus declared but unpaid dividends.

Conversion

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 100 shares of fully paid and non-accessible shares of common stock. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock and each share of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holder at any time into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock as is determined by dividing the Series B Original Issue Price of $8.84 or Series C Original Issue Price of $8.84 (plus all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends thereon, as applicable, whether or not declared), by the Series B Conversion Price or Series C Conversion Price, as applicable (in each case, subject to adjustment).  As of December 31, 2022, each share of Series B Preferred Stock and each share of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible into one share of common stock.

Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the applicable conversion rate at the time in effect immediately upon the earlier of (i) the Company’s sale of its common stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the public offering price of which was not less than $100,000,000 in the aggregate (a “Qualified Public Offering”) or (ii) the date specified by written consent or agreement of the holders of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the applicable conversion rate at the time in effect immediately upon (A) the issuance of shares of common stock underlying the Series C Preferred Stock being registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and such registration remaining effective, (B) the trading price for the Company’s common stock being more than two times the Series C Conversion Price for 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and (C) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s common stock during such 20 trading days is equal to or greater than $4.0 million.

The Series D Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of each holder at any time into the number of shares of common stock determined by dividing the Series D Original Issue Price (plus all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends thereon, as applicable, whether or not declared), by the Series D Conversion Price, subject to adjustment as set in the Certificate of Designation.  The "Series D Original Issue Price" for each share of the Series D Preferred Stock means the lower of (i) $1.27 or (ii) the closing price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Purchase Notice Date.

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Each share of Series D Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the applicable Conversion Rate at the time in effect immediately upon (A) the issuance of shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Preferred Stock being registered pursuant to the Securities Act and such registration remaining effective, (B) the trading price for the Company’s common stock being more than two times the Series D Conversion Price for 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and (C) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s Common Stock during such 20 trading days is equal to or greater than $27,500,000.

Voting Rights

The holders of shares of Common Stock and Series A, Series B and Series C Preferred Stock at all times vote together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of the stockholders; provided, however, that, any proposal which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock,  Series C Preferred Stock, or Series D preferred Stock as applicable, must be approved by a majority in interest of the affected Series of Preferred Stock, as the case may be. Each holder of Common Stock, Series B Preferred (on a fully converted basis), Series C Preferred (on a fully converted basis) and Series D Preferred Stock have the right to one vote per share held of record by such holder and each holder of Series A Preferred have the right to 1,000 votes per share held of record by such holder.

Common Stock

At December 31, 2022, the Company had 1,750,000,000 shares of common stock authorized with $0.001 par value per share. There were 1,693,663,180 and 833,468,180 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held at all meetings of stockholders. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the common stockholders are entitled to receive the remaining assets following distribution of liquidation preferences, if any, to the holders of our preferred stock. The holders of common stock are not entitled to receive dividends unless declared by our Board of Directors. To date, no dividends were declared or paid to the holders of common stock. 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the common stockholders are entitled to receive the remaining assets following distribution of liquidation preferences, if any, to the holders of our preferred stock. The holders of common stock are not entitled to receive dividends unless declared by our Board of Directors. To date, no dividends were declared or paid to the holders of common stock. See Note 19 – Subsequent Events.

Warrants

Prior to the Company’s Merger, the Company had outstanding warrants at an initial exercise price of $0.6877 per share, which were immediately exercisable and have a five-year term. Upon the completion of the Merger, these warrants were converted into detachable warrants with the Series C preferred stock as issued (the “Series C Warrants”). The exercise price was adjusted as provided in the Series C Warrants and further in accordance with the Merger Agreement such that the exercise price was $8.84 per share. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, 2,973,276 Series C Warrants were exercised on a cash-less basis for 128,463,567 shares of common stock. There are no warrants remaining associated with the Series C at December 31, 2022.

In September 2022, the Company issued 147,864,810 detachable warrants in conjunction with the issuance of 79,926,925 shares of Series D Preferred Stock. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, all these 147,864,810 warrants were exercised on a cash-less basis for 229,098,769 shares of common stock. There are no warrants remaining associated with the Series D at December 31, 2022.

In November 2022, the Company issued $150,000,000 of debt convertible into shares of common stock and warrants (see Note 6 Debt). As a result of the conversion of $59,402,877 of the convertible debt into shares of common stock in November 2022, 408,532,797 of these warrants were deemed to be issued and are outstanding at December 31, 2022.

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The Warrants provide that if the Company issues or sells, enters into a definitive, binding agreement pursuant to which he Company is required to issue or sell or is deemed, pursuant to the provisions of the Warrants, to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for a price per share lower than the exercise price then in effect, subject to certain limited exceptions, then the exercise price of the Warrants shall be reduced to such lower price per share. In addition, the exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment in connection with stock splits, dividends or distributions or other similar transactions.

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the three months ended December 31, 2022:

		Weighted Average
	MAI shares	Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2022	150,838,086	$	0.60352
Warrants exercised	150,838,086	$	0.60352
Warrants granted	408,532,797	$	0.303
Warrants expired	—	$	—
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2022	408,532,797	$	0.303

NOTE 9 – LOSS PER SHARE

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income allocated to common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding, excluding unvested common shares subject to repurchase or cancellation. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing income allocated to common stockholders plus dividends on dilutive convertible preferred stock and preferred stock that can be tendered to exercise warrants, by the weighted-average common shares outstanding plus amounts representing the dilutive effect of outstanding warrants and the dilution resulting from the conversion of convertible preferred stock, if applicable.

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, the convertible debt and shares of Preferred Stock were excluded from the diluted share count because the result would have been antidilutive under the “if-converted method.” The warrants to purchases shares of common stock also were excluded from the computation because the result would have been antidilutive.

The following table presents the reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to net income used in computing basic and diluted net income per share of common stock:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	(376,275,786)	$	(156,061,550)
Less: accumulated preferred stock dividends		(638,677)		-
Net income used in computing basic net income per share of common stock	$	(376,914,463)	$	(156,061,550)
Net loss per share	$	(0.28)	$	(8.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		1,360,570,075		17,471,173

NOTE 10 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has a share incentive plan that is part its annual discretionary share-based compensation program. The plan includes consultants and employees, including directors and officers. For employees, they are notified of company share incentives during the onboarding process. The employee’s offer letter briefly describes the plan. Subject to the approval of our Board of Directors Compensation Committee, employees are issued a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The total expense recognized for share awards represents the grant date fair value of such awards, which is generally recognized as a charge to income ratably over the vesting period.

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Consulting agreements with shares for services have a cost determined by the number of shares granted within the individual contract multiplied by the market value of the shares provided on date of grant. The shares specified within the individual agreements are negotiated and approved by our Chief Executive Officer. The consultant typically earns share-based compensation over the service period which is generally recognized as a charge to income ratably over the vesting period. The common shares provided for services are accounted for as professional fees within G&A expense and employee share issuances are part of compensation expense.

	For the three months ended December 31,
Composition of Stock-Based Compensation Expense	2022		2021
Directors, officers and employees share-based compensation	$	36,376,972	$	1,604,293
Shares issued to consultants for services		4,376,438		2,495,487
Total share-based compensation expense	$	40,753,410	$	4,099,780

NOTE 11 – ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expense - other	$	1,462,046	$	3,529,383
IRS tax liability		1,245,024		1,744,707
Accrued payroll		499,814		534,782
Accrued interest		3,019,085		1,377,008
Total	$	6,225,969	$	7,185,881

Accrued payroll represents salaries and benefits that are owed to employees, including payroll tax liabilities. Accrued interest of $3,019,085 relates to finance charges on debt financing, interest on loans, and convertible notes payable. See Note 6 - Debt.

NOTE 12 – LIABILITY TO ISSUE STOCK

Liability represents stock payable that is accrued for and issuable at a future date for certain convertible securities and warrants and was zero as of December 31, 2022. The liability to issue stock as of December 31, 2022, was management stock compensation of $11,599,598. As of September 30, 2022, liability to issue stock to Esousa was $10,710,000.

NOTE 13 – PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net consists of the following:

	December 31,		September 30,
	2022		2022
Building	$	51,251,890	$	8,306,697
Furniture and equipment		550,532		556,948
Vehicles		170,499		96,363
Computer hardware and software		1,082,334		1,013,308
Machinery and equipment		41,017,969		7,383,612
Construction-in-progress		548,915		269,778
Leasehold improvements		111,570		76,438
Subtotal		94,733,709		17,703,144
Less: accumulated depreciation		(4,937,051)		(2,899,428)
Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net	$	89,796,658	$	14,803,716

Depreciation expense related to property, equipment and leasehold improvements for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 was $2,037,623 and $84,042, respectively.

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On November 12, 2021, Mullen Investment Properties, LLC, the Company’s wholly owned real estate subsidiary, completed the $12,000,000 purchase of the Tunica County, MS property ("Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center" or "AMEC"). The property is located at 1 Greentech Drive, in the City of Robinsonville, MS. AMEC will be used to class 1 and class 2 EV cargo vans and the Mullen FIVE Crossover. The facility currently occupies 124,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The total available land on the property is over 100 acres. On the expanded site, Mullen plans to build a body shop, fully automated paint shop and a general assembly shop. Construction-in-progress includes development and construction that is currently in progress at the AMEX facility.

The ELMS asset acquisition closed on November 30, 2022 (See NOTE 4 – Purchase of assets from ELMS), and include property, plant, and equipment additions of:

● The Mishawaka, Indiana factory, which consisted of land and building of $1.44 million and $41.29 million, respectively.

● All property including equipment, machinery, supplies, computer hardware, software, communication equipment, data networks and all other data storage, that totaled $33.6 million in machinery additions.

NOTE 14 – OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

Other assets consist of the following:

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
Other Assets
Other assets	$	101,833	$	81,588
Show room vehicles		2,616,426		2,982,986
Security deposits		671,034		281,057
Total Other Assets	$	3,389,293	$	3,345,631

NOTE 15 – OPERATING EXPENSES

General and Administrative Expenses consists of the following:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Professional fees	$	8,652,777	$	5,139,332
Salaries		44,142,360		3,161,920
Depreciation		4,388,355		307,699
Amortization		405,972		—
Lease		831,090		459,535
Settlements and penalties		20,844		294,812
Employee benefits		1,033,638		368,052
Utilities and office expense		255,039		179,028
Advertising and promotions		2,968,234		2,452,790
Taxes and licenses		102,358		72,279
Repairs and maintenance		181,239		19,220
Executive expenses and directors' fees		209,044		—
Listing and regulatory fees		1,301,844		—
Outside labor		78,534		—
Other		424,683		446,416
Total	$	64,996,011	$	12,901,084

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Within professional fees is stock based compensation for services rendered to consultants. Salaries includes stock based compensation to officers and employees. The expense is recorded at fair value of the shares to be issued. For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $40,753,410 and $916,295 respectively, for share based compensation, of which $36.1 million was attributable to CEO award plan stock compensation.

Research and development

Research and development for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $8,622,009 and $1,157,323, respectively. Costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses primarily consist of Mullen Five EV and Mullen One EV cargo van development and are primarily comprised of external fees for engineering, homologation, and prototyping costs and personnel-related costs consultants.

NOTE 16 – LEASES

We have entered into various operating lease agreements for certain offices, manufacturing and warehouse facilities, and corporate aircraft. Operating leases are included in right-of-use assets, and current and noncurrent portion of lease liabilities, as appropriate. These right-of-use assets also include any lease payments made and initial direct costs incurred at lease commencement and exclude lease incentives. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have lease agreements which require payments for both lease and non-lease components and have elected to account for these as a single lease component. Certain leases provide for annual increases to lease payment based on an index or rate. We calculate the present value of future lease payments based on the index or at the lease commencement date for new leases.

The table below presents information regarding our lease assets and liabilities:

	December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	4,763,589		$	4,597,052
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, current		(1,696,626)			(1,428,474)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		(3,381,024)			(3,359,354)
Total lease liabilities	$	(5,077,650)		$	(4,787,828)
Weighted average remaining lease terms:
Operating leases		2.14 years			2.63 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases		28	%		28	%

Operating lease costs:	For the three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Fixed lease cost	$	771,771	$	286,482
Variable lease cost		31,288		129,605
Short-term lease cost		—		96,592
Sublease income		(63,857)		(53,144)
Total operating lease costs	$	739,202	$	459,535

Operating Lease Commitments

Our leases primarily consist of land, land and building, or equipment leases. Our lease obligations are based upon contractual minimum rates. Most leases provide that we pay taxes, maintenance, insurance and operating expenses applicable to the premises. The initial term for most real property leases is typically 1 to 3 years, with renewal options of 1 to 5 years, and may include rent escalation clauses. For financing obligations, a portion of the periodic lease payments is recognized as interest expense and the remainder reduces the obligations. For operating leases, rent is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including scheduled rent increases and rent holidays.

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The following table reflects maturities of operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2022:

Years ending
December 31,
2023 (9 months)	$	2,134,292
2024		2,700,815
2025		2,088,711
2026		243,539
2027		15,173
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments	$	7,182,530
Less: imputed interest		(2,104,880)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	5,077,650

NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

ASC 450 governs the disclosure and recognition of loss contingencies, including potential losses from litigation, regulation, tax and other matters. The accounting standard defines a “loss contingency” as “an existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.” ASC 450 requires accrual for a loss contingency when it is “probable that one or more future events will occur confirming the fact of loss” and “the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.”

From time to time, we are subject to asserted and actual claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Company management reviews any such legal proceedings and claims on an ongoing basis and follows appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We establish accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and it discloses the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our consolidated financial statements to not be misleading. To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, management evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. We do not record liabilities when the likelihood is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

Loop Global Inc. agreement

On December 13, we entered into a definitive agreement with Loop Global Inc. to develop co-branded vehicle charging station infrastructure solutions.

Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Option

We entered into a letter agreement with DBI wherein we are committed to provide DBI with a right to purchase up to $25 million worth of a to-be-issued Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants. The option and its terms have not been finalized.

Mullen Technologies, Inc. v. Qiantu Motor (Suzhou) Ltd.

This claim was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (Case No. 3:19-cv-01979-W-DEB) on October 11, 2019. This matter arises out of a contract dispute between Mullen and Qiantu related to the engineering, design, support, and homologation of Qiantu’s K50 vehicle by Mullen. On July 1, 2020, the court ordered this matter to arbitration. It was submitted to the American Arbitration Association on February 9, 2021, for arbitration in Denver, Colorado. Mullen filed its Demand for Arbitration on February 16, 2021. Arbitration proceedings were then stayed for 90 days to accommodate settlement discussions. On November 3, 2021, Qiantu filed an Arbitration Answering Statement and Counterclaim or Joinder/Consolidation Request. Mullen filed its response on January 28, 2022. On February 11, 2022, the parties exchanged their Initial Requests for Documents. The August 1, 2022, arbitration hearing in this matter was rescheduled to October 17, 2022, to allow the parties to continue settlement negotiations. The parties agreed to

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reschedule the October 17, 2022, arbitration hearing to a future date while discovery and settlement negotiations continued. In November 2022, the parties agreed to further extend the Arbitration hearing date to February 2023. All associated pre-hearing dates were also extended.

In early December, the parties reached an agreement in principle for resolution of the Arbitration proceedings which includes the acquisition of the Qiantu IP and the provision of a license to manufacture and sell the K-50 automobile in various territories. The parties are currently negotiating the terms of the proposed Settlement and License Agreement.

Based upon information presently known to management, the Company believes that the potential liability from this claim, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

International Business Machines (“IBM”)

This claim was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on May 7, 2019. This matter arises out of a contract dispute between Mullen and IBM related to a joint development and technology license agreement, patent license agreement, and a logo trademark agreement.

On September 24, 2019, IBM filed a motion for summary judgment. By order dated April 21, 2022, the court granted IBM’s motion for summary judgment and ordered an inquest as to damages on IBM’s breach of contract claims. On November 9, 2021, the court, pursuant to an inquest order, awarded damages in favor of IBM and on December 1, 2021, the court entered a judgment in favor of IBM in the amount of $5,617,192. Mullen filed a Notice of Appeal on December 2, 2021.

On February 2, 2022, IBM filed a Motion to Amend the Judgment it had obtained to add Mullen Automotive and Ottava as Judgment Debtors. Mullen filed its Appeal on April 8, 2022. Settlement efforts were undertaken, and a settlement was reached in which Mullen paid the full amount of the Judgment with interest, for a total of approximately $5.9 million, but maintained its Appeal rights. IBM then filed a Motion to Dismiss the Appeal based on Mullen’s payment of the Judgment. Mullen filed an Opposition to the same on July 18, 2022, and the hearing of the matter was set for July 25, 2022. The Court took the same under submission, and a decision has still not been issued. The Appeal is still pending.

Federal and State Tax Liabilities

During the third quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an instalment agreement with the IRS to pay $45,000 per month related to unpaid federal payroll liabilities plus accrued interest and penalties. As of December 31, 2022, we had an accrued liability of approximately $1.2 million related to IRS liabilities.

Raymond James and Associates (“RJA”) – Investment Banking Services Agreement

On May 5, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Raymond James & Associates for public offering and placement agent services. The agreement called for payment of a cash retainer of $50,000, which remains unpaid. Upon the closing of any public offering, regardless of whether RJA procured the agreement regarding the offering, we are obligated to pay a financing fee of equal to the greater of a) 6.0% of aggregate gross proceeds and b) $3,000,000.

The GEM Group

On September 21, 2021, the GEM Group filed an arbitration demand and statement of claim against Mullen seeking declaratory relief and damages. This matter arises out of an alleged breached securities purchase agreement dated November 13, 2020.  Mullen filed its answering statement on October 21, 2021. On November 9, 2021, the parties appointed an Arbitrator.

GEM filed a dispositive motion on February 14, 2022. Mullen’s filed its opposition to the dispositive motion on March 3, 2022. On April 4, 2022, the Arbitrator denied GEM’s dispositive motion. The parties have completed all party and expert depositions and have exchanged settlement offers, but to date, no resolution has been achieved.

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The original December 12, 2022 through December 16, 2022 in person hearing date was vacated on December 1, 2022 by stipulation, wherein the parties agreed to conduct the hearing through written submissions on the issue of liability only. The remaining and reserved issues (attorneys’ fees, indemnification, and damages), shall be discussed between the parties after the Arbitrator issues a partial award regarding liability and determines whether further briefing or live testimony will be required.

On January 9, 2023, the parties filed and exchanged their initial submissions. The parties filed and exchanged responsive submissions on January 23, 2023.

TOA Trading LLC Litigation

This claim arises out of an alleged breach of contract related to an unpaid finder’s fee. On April 11, 2022, Plaintiffs TOA Trading LLC and Munshibari LLC filed a complaint against Mullen Automotive, Inc. and Mullen Technologies, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. On May 18, 2022, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative, Transfer Venue. Plaintiffs filed their opposition on June 3, 2022. The Company filed its reply on June 8, 2022. The court has taken the motions under submission. The Company expects a ruling in the second quarter 2023.

Based upon information presently known to management, the Company believes that the potential liability from this claim, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. Therefore, no liability has been reflected on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Mullen Stockholder Litigation

Margaret Schaub v. Mullen Automotive, Inc.

On May 5, 2022, Plaintiff Margaret Schaub, a purported stockholder, filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court Central District of California against the Company, as well as its Chief Executive Officer, David Michery, and the Chief Executive Officer of a predecessor entity, Oleg Firer (the “Schaub Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit was brought by Schaub both individually and on behalf of a putative class of the Company’s shareholders, claiming false or misleading statements regarding the Company’s business partnerships, technology, and manufacturing capabilities, and alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.  The Schaub Lawsuit seeks to certify a putative class of shareholders, and seeks monetary damages, as well as an award of reasonable fees and expenses.

On August 4, 2022, the Court issued an order consolidating the Schaub Lawsuit with the case captioned David Gru v. Mullen Automotive, Inc.), and appointing lead plaintiff and lead counsel.

On September 23, 2022, Lead Plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (“Amended Complaint”) against the Company, Mr. Michery, and the Company’s predecessor, Mullen Technologies, Inc., premised on the same purported violations of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, seeking to certify a putative class of shareholders, and seeking an award of monetary damages, as well as reasonable fees and expenses.  Defendants filed their motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint on November 22, 2022, and a hearing on the motion to dismiss is currently scheduled for April 14, 2023.  

Jeff Witt v. Mullen Automotive, Inc.

On August 1, 2022, Jeff Witt and Joseph Birbigalia, purported stockholders, filed a derivative action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Company as a nominal defendant, Mr. Michery, Mr. Firer, and current or former Company directors Ignacio Novoa, Mary Winter, Kent Puckett, Mark Betor, William Miltner and Jonathan New (the “Witt Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, waste of corporate assets, and violation of Section 14 of the Exchange Act primarily in connection with the issues and claims asserted in the Schaub Lawsuit.  The Witt Lawsuit seeks monetary damages, as well as an award of reasonable fees and expenses.  

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On November 8, 2022, the Court consolidated this matter and the Morsy Lawsuit (see below) into one case, and on November 30, 2022 stayed the consolidated derivative action pending (1) dismissal of the consolidated securities class action (the Schaub Lawsuit discussed above), or (2) the filing of an answer in the consolidated securities class action and notice by any party that they no longer consent to the voluntary stay of this consolidated derivative action.  The case currently remains stayed.

Hany Morsy v. David Michery, et al.

On September 30, 2022, Hany Morsy, a purported stockholder, filed a derivative action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Company as a nominal defendant, Mr. Michery, Mr. Firer, former Company officer and director, Jerry Alban, and Company directors Mr. Novoa, Ms. Winter, Mr. Puckett, Mr. Betor, Mr. Miltner, and Mr. New (the “Morsy Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and violation of Section 14 of the Exchange Act primarily in connection with the issues and claims asserted in the Schaub Lawsuit.  The Morsy Lawsuit seeks to direct the Company to improve its corporate governance and internal procedures, and also seeks monetary damages, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, restitution, and an award of reasonable fees and expenses.

On November 8, 2022, the Court consolidated this matter and the Witt Lawsuit (see above) into one case and stayed the consolidated action (as discussed above). Based upon information presently known to management, the Company believes that the potential liability from this claim, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. Therefore, no liability has been reflected on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Thomas Robbins v. David Michery, et al.

On December 7, 2022, Thomas Robbins, a purported stockholder, filed a stockholder class action complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company, Mr. Michery, and current or former Company directors Mr. Novoa, Ms. Winter, Mr. Betor, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Miltner, Mr. Puckett, and Mr. New (the “Robbins Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under 8 Del. C. §§ 225, 227, and 242 related to the vote on a series of proposal at a special meeting of Company stockholders that was held on December 23, 2022, and asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty against all Company directors (except Mr. New).  The Robbins Lawsuit also seeks an award of fees and costs related to this action.

On December 16, 2022, the Court entered a limited status quo order in the Robbins Lawsuit (the “Status Quo Order”), with respect to the vote of shares at the Company’s December 23, 2022 special meeting (or any adjournment thereof), pending final disposition of this action.  On January 5, 2023, the Court consolidated this action with the Foley Lawsuit (discussed below), appointing lead plaintiffs and lead counsel.  On January 25, 2023, the Court entered an order vacating the Status Quo Order.

Patrick V.P. Foley, Jr. and Jeffrey Pudlinski v. David Michery, et al.

On December 13, 2022, Patrick V.P. Foley, Jr. and Jeffrey Pudlinski, purported stockholders, filed a stockholder class action complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company, Mr. Michery, and current or former Company directors Mr. Novoa, Ms. Winter, Mr. Betor, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Miltner, Mr. Puckett, and Mr. New (the “Foley Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under 8 Del. C. §§ 225, 227, and 242 related to the vote on a series of proposal at a special meeting of Company stockholders that was held on December 23, 2022, and asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty against all Company directors (except Mr. New).  The Foley Lawsuit also seeks an award of fees and costs related to this action.

On January 5, 2023, the Court consolidated this action with the Robbins Lawsuit (discussed above), appointing lead plaintiffs and lead counsel.

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NOTE 18 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with Affiliates

Prior to its corporate reorganization on November 5, 2021, Previous Mullen operated as a division of Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“MTI”). Subsequent to the corporate reorganization, the Company has provided management and accounting services to MTI. As of December 31, 2022, the Company incurred approximately $1.2 million of costs on behalf of MTI, which is reflected within non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

These following individuals comprise the board of directors of Bollinger Motors and are considers affiliates.

Name of Director	Company	Function
David Michery	Mullen Automotive	Chairman, CEO, and President
Mary Winter	Mullen Automotive	Director and Secretary
Robert Bollinger	Bollinger Motors	Founder and CEO
John Masters	Bollinger Motors	Director

Director Provided Services

William Miltner

William Miltner is a litigation attorney who provides legal services to Mullen Automotive and its subsidiaries. Mr. Miltner also is an elected Director for the Company, beginning his term in August 2021. For the three months ending December 31, 2022, Mr. Miltner received $146,687 for services rendered. Mr. Miltner has been providing legal services to us since 2020.

Ignacio Novoa

On June 9, 2022, the board of directors of the Company appointed Ignacio Novoa as a director effective as of June 28, 2022.  Prior to his appointment, on January 12, 2022, the Company and Mr. Novoa entered into a 1-year Consulting Agreement, whereby Mr. Novoa provides electric vehicle market research, analysis of market trends in the electric vehicle industry and other research and services.

Mary Winter

On October 26, 2021, the Company entered into a 1-year consulting agreement with Mary Winter, Corporate Secretary and Director, to compensate for Corporate Secretary Services and director responsibilities in the amount of $60,000 annually or $5,000 per month.

NOTE 19 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Company management has evaluated subsequent events through February 14, 2023, which is the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. Except as discussed below, management has determined that there were no subsequent events which required recognition, adjustment to or disclosure to the financial statements:

Special Shareholder Meeting Results

At the Special Meeting of Mullen Shareholders held on January 25, 2023, in order to meet NASDAQ listing requirements, a proposal for implementation of a reverse stock split was approved, which the company does not plan to enact in the event the stock eclipses the $1 mark between now and September 6th. Should the price of the Mullen common stock not reach $1 per share, management plans to implement the reverse split at a magnitude determined at that time.

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Also at the Special meeting, shareholders approved the proposal to increase the Company’s authorized Common Share capital from 1.75 billion to 5 billion shares and a corresponding increase of 500,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock. As a result, Mullen’s authorized capital stock increased from 2.25 billion shares to 5.5 billion shares.

Series C Preferred Stock Dividend Waiver

On January 13, 2023, the Company and holders of Series C Preferred Stock entered into a waiver agreement pursuant to which such holders irrevocably waived their right to receive any and all cumulative 15.0% per annum fixed dividends on such Preferred Stock, including all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Settlement Agreement– Warrants Exercise and Share Issuance

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into Settlement Agreements and Releases with Acuitas Capital LLC, Jim Fallon and Mank Capital (the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Holders agreed to remit to the Company an aggregate of approximately $17.8 million (collectively, the “Settlement Payment”) for the erroneous issuance by the Company of an aggregate exercise of 1,660,988 warrants for approximately 79 million common shares of stock.

In consideration of the settlement, the Holders received the right to purchase (the “Settlement Additional Purchase Right”) additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants equal to $20 million as provided under the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2022 (as amended, the “Series D Securities Purchase Agreement”) of units, consisting of one share of Preferred Stock and 185% Warrants for each share of Preferred Stock issued.   The Settlement Additional Purchase Right may be exercised by a Holder in accordance with the same terms that apply to Additional Purchases as described in the Series D Securities Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that if a Holder exercises its Settlement Additional Purchase Right, it shall receive Additional Warrants for shares of Common Stock in exchange for the issue of a promissory note  that will bear an annual interest rate of 3.5%.

Stock Subscription

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into a promissory note with Acuitas Capital LLC (the “Borrower”) whereby Borrower unconditionally promises to pay the Company the principal amount of $17,721,868, together with all accrued interest thereon, as provided in this Promissory Note.  For December 31, 2022, this amount is recorded as a stock subscription receivable.

The promissory note bears an annual interest rate of 3.5% and the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts payable under this Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the date on which shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants issued pursuant to the Settlement Additional Purchase Right have been reserved for issuance and that the resale of such reserved shares of Common Stock have been registered on a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) February 1, 2024.  The Borrower may prepay at any time.  

Settlement Agreement– Series D Securities Purchase Agreement

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release in which investors waived the default prior to February 1, 2023, under the Series D Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Notes and the Warrants that were issued pursuant to Amendment No. 3. to the Series D Securities Purchase Agreement.  In exchange, the Company grants the investors the right to purchase additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants in an amount equal to such investor’s pro rata portion of $10 million.  

Warrants issued pursuant to Settlement Agreements

Warrants issued pursuant to the Settlement Additional Purchase Right and the Second Additional Purchase Right will permit cashless exercise to be calculated as a function of the warrant’s Black-Scholes value.

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The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants will further be adjusted upon the occurrence of certain events and holders will be allowed to participate in certain issuances and distributions (subject to certain limitations and restrictions), including certain stock dividends and splits and distributions of assets. The warrants will provide for certain purchase rights whereby if the Company grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the holder will be entitled to acquire such purchase rights which the holder could have acquired if the holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of the warrant. The Company would also agree not to enter into any fundamental, transaction, such as a merger, sale of more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares, sale of substantially all assets, or business combination, unless the successor entity assumes all of the obligations of the Company under the Warrants and the other transaction documents related to the warrants.

The Company must reserve out of authorized and unissued shares a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 250% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of the warrants from time to time. If the Company fails to timely deliver shares upon exercise of the Warrant, the Company will be required to either (A) pay the holder for each trading day on which shares are not delivered 1% of the product of the number of shares not so issued multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the required delivery date, or (B) if the holder purchases shares of Common Stock in anticipation of delivery of shares upon exercise of the Warrant, cash in an amount equal to holder’s total purchase price of such shares. The exercisability of the warrants may also be limited if, upon exercise, the holder and its affiliates would in aggregate beneficially own more than 9.99% of the common stock.

Utica Equipment Finance

During January 2023, the Company paid a $125,000 underwriting deposit to Utica Equipment Finance (“UEF”) for underwriting a lease commitment of up to $50,000,000.  UEF will advance up to 75% of the forced liquidation value of equipment provided to secure the lease.  The lease term is 48 months with a lease factor of 2.934% of the funding amount.  There is a 10% fee on the funded amount at end of lease term as well as annual fees of $10,000 plus travel costs for annual equipment reinspection.  The underwriting deposit is refundable up to $100,000 or will otherwise be used to pay expenses associated with the lease.  

Common Stock Issuances

During January, 2023, the Company issued 34,032,329 shares with a value of $9,561,561 which was primarily for CEO Equity Incentive.

Between January 6, 2023, and February 8, 2023, the Company issued 19,513,727 shares for consulting services with a value of $7,412,744.

Partial Conversion of $150 Million Note

On February 9, 2022, approximately $40 million of the $150 million note was converted for 132,013,202 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 244,224,424 shares of common stock.

NOTE 20 - RESTATEMENT

Prior to the initial issuance of the Company's financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022, management determined that the warrants issued with the preferred stock did not meet the conditions for equity classification, requiring liability treatment and measured at fair value. In addition, management also discovered that it did not reflect the impact of amendments that resulted in modifications in privileges for the warrants issued with the Series C Preferred Stock, which should have been accounted for as a deemed dividend at the time of modification.  

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The following table summarizes the impacts of these error corrections on the Company's financial statements for each of the periods presented below:

Statement of operations
	Impact of correction of error - year
Quarter ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)	As previously reported	Adjustments	As restated
Loss from operations	(14,058,407)	—	(14,058,407)
Other financing costs - initial recognition of warrants at fair value	—	(108,979,229)	(108,979,229)
Revaluation of warrants	—	(10,618,382)	(10,618,382)
Other expenses	(22,405,532)	—	(22,405,532)
Net loss	(36,463,939)	(119,597,611)	(156,061,550)
Loss per share	(2.09)		(8.93)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	17,471,173		17,471,173

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the financial statements and other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) and with our audited financial statements and other information presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the SEC for the year ended September 30, 2022. This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward- looking statements as a result of many factors, including but not limited to those under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the SEC for the year ended September 30, 2022.

Basis of Presentation

As a pre-revenue company with no commercial operations, our activities to date have been limited and were conducted primarily in the United States and our historical results are reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP" or "U.S. GAAP") and in United States ("U.S.") dollars.

Components of Results of Operations

We are an early-stage company, and our historical results may not be indicative of our future results for reasons that may be difficult to anticipate. Accordingly, the drivers of our future financial results, as well as the components of such results, may not be comparable to our historical or projected results of operations.

Revenues

We have not begun commercial operations and do not currently generate any revenue. Once we commence production and commercialization of our vehicles, we expect that the majority of our revenue will be initially derived from direct sales of Commercial Delivery Vehicles (Class 1 – 6), Sport Utility Vehicles ("SUVs") and, subsequently, from flexible leases of our electric vehicles ("EVs").

Firm Order Agreement

On December 12, 2022, the Company entered into a Firm Order Agreement (the “Order Agreement”) with Randy Marion Isuzu, LLC (“RMI”) pursuant to which RMI agreed during the period ending on December 31, 2023 (unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of the Order Agreement) to purchase a total of not less than 6,000 units of the initial production 6,800 units of the vehicles manufactured and produced by the Company. Contemporaneous with the execution of the Order

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Agreement, RMI issued a purchase order for 1,000 vehicles and agreed to issue another purchase order on or before May 1, 2023, for no less than 1,000 vehicles. All additional purchase orders required to fulfill the order requirement are required to be issued no later than August 1, 2023. Products and vehicles with less than 500 miles that are not sold after 12 months can be returned to the Company at original pricing, subject to certain conditions. The Agreement may be terminated, among other reasons, if RMI ceases to be an authorized Mullen dealer or fails to function in the ordinary course of business or maintain its dealership facilities, voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, RMI’s conduct adversely affects the Company, or an impairment of RMI’s reputation or financial standing.

Cost of Goods Sold

To date, we have not recorded cost of goods sold, as we have not recorded commercial revenue. Once we commence the commercial production and sale of our EVs, we expect cost of goods sold to include mainly vehicle components and parts, including batteries, direct labor costs, amortized tooling costs, and reserves for estimated warranty expenses.

General and Administrative Expense

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include all non-production expenses incurred by us in any given period. This includes expenses such as professional fees, salaries, rent, repairs and maintenance, utilities and office expense, employee benefits, depreciation and amortization, advertising and marketing, settlements and penalties, taxes, licenses, and other expenses. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in G&A expenses. We expense advertising costs as incurred in accordance with ASC 720-35, “Other Expenses – Advertising Cost.”

Research and Development Expense

To date, our research and development expenses have consisted primarily of external engineering services in connection with the design of our initial EV and development of the first prototype. As we ramp up for commercial operations, we anticipate that research and development expenses will increase for the foreseeable future as we expand our hiring of engineers and designers and continues to invest in new vehicle model design and development of technology.

Income Tax Expense / Benefit

Our income tax provision consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a valuation allowance against the full value of our U.S. and state net deferred tax assets because we believe the recoverability of the tax assets is not more likely than not.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 to the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

The following table sets forth our historical operating results for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
	2022		2021		$ Change		% Change
Operating costs and expenses:
General and administrative	$	64,996,011	$	12,901,084	$	52,094,927	404	%
Research & development		8,622,009		1,157,323		7,464,686	645	%
Total operating costs and expenses		73,618,020		14,058,407		59,559,613	424	%
Loss from operations	$	(73,618,020)		(14,058,407)		(59,559,613)	424	%
Other income (expense):
Other financing costs - initial recognition of derivative liabilities		(255,960,025)		(108,979,229)		(146,980,796)	135	%
Gain / (loss) extinguishment of debt, net		(6,412,170)		74,509		(6,486,679)	(8,706)	%
Revaluation of derivative liabilities		(40,781,976)		(10,618,382)		(30,163,594)	284	%
Interest expense		(2,828,089)		(3,226,769)		398,680	(12)	%
Loan amortization expense		—		(19,212,176)		19,212,176	(100)	%
Deferred tax benefit		493,654		—		493,654	—	%
Other income (expense), net		645,881		(41,096)		686,977	(1,672)	%
Total other expense		(304,842,725)		(142,003,143)		(162,839,582)	115	%
Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest	$	(378,460,745)	$	(156,061,550)	$	(222,399,195)	143	%

Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest

Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest was $378.5 million and $156.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  

The $222.4 million or 143% increase in Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest was primarily due to a $162.8 million increase in non-cash financing expenses and $59.6 million increase in operating losses to ramp up of development efforts and reflecting the addition expenses from the purchase of Bollinger Motors and the purchase of ELMS assets.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $52.1 million or 404% to $65.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, from $12.9 million in the three months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to increases in professional services, marketing, and stock compensation related expenses associated with the growth of personnel and resources necessary to develop and launch our electric vehicles.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased by $7.5 million or 645% to $8.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, versus $1.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2021. Research and development expenses primarily consist of external engineering, homologation, and prototyping costs. These costs are expected to rise with continuing development of our electric vehicle programs.  There will also be incremental research and development costs associated with the recent acquisition of Bollinger Motors for the B1/B2 and Class 4 delivery chassis as well as research and development for the assets acquired in the ELMS asset purchase.  

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Other financing costs – initial recognition of derivative liabilities

Other financing costs for the initial recognition of derivative liabilities increased $147 million from $109 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, to $256.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily due to recognition of derivative liabilities upon receipt of the $150 million convertible note.

Gain / (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net

The loss on debt settlement increased $6.5 million from a gain of $74.5 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2021, to a loss of $6.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to a 2022 settlement with investors claiming losses caused by the Company (23,000,000 common shares issued) and the exchange of old note to Esousa for new replacement note to Esousa.

Revaluation of derivative liabilities

The revaluation of derivative liabilities increased $30.2 million from $10.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 to $40.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased by $0.4 million or 12% to $2.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 from $3.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the decrease in the convertible debt balance as well as from the paydown of debt principal during the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Loan amortization expense

Loan amortization expense decreased $19.2 million to zero for the three months ended December 31, 2022, from $19.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Deferred tax benefit

Deferred tax benefit increased  $0.5 million to $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 as compared to zero for the three months ended December 31, 2021 due to an adjustment in permanent timing differences for amortization expense.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net increased $0.7 million to $0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 as compared to $41 thousand of other expense, net for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Activity for the three months ended December 31, 2022 includes an $8.9 million financing loss from conversion of excess stock issued and a $10 million gain on conversion of convertible notes into common shares of the Company.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we have yet to generate any revenue from our business operations. To date, we have funded our capital expenditure and working capital requirements through equity and debt capital, as further discussed below. Our ability to successfully commence commercial operations and expand our business will depend on many factors, including our working capital needs, the availability of equity or debt financing and, over time, our ability to generate cash flows from operations.

As of December 31, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents (excluding restricted cash) amounted to $68 million primarily due to $150 million from the issuance of convertible notes.

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We expect our capital expenditures and working capital requirements to increase substantially in the near term, as we seek to produce our initial EVs, develop our customer support and marketing infrastructure and expand our research and development efforts. We may need additional cash resources due to changed business conditions or other developments, including unanticipated delays in negotiations with OEMs and tier-one automotive suppliers or other suppliers, supply chain challenges, disruptions due to COVID-19, competitive pressures, and regulatory developments, among other developments.  See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Debt

To date, our current working capital and development needs have been primarily funded through the issuance of convertible indebtedness and Common Stock. Short-term debt comprises a significant component of our funding needs. Short-term debt is generally defined as debt with principal maturities of one-year or less. Long-term debt is defined as principal maturities of one year of more.  For further information on the Company’s debt, see Note 6 – Debt.

Short and Long-Term Debt

The short-term debt classification primarily is based upon loans due within twelve-months from the balance sheet date, in addition to loans that have matured and remain unpaid. Management plans to renegotiate matured loans with creditors for favorable terms, such as reduce interest rate, extend maturities, or both; however, there is no guarantee favorable terms will be reached. Until negotiations with creditors are resolved, these matured loans remain outstanding and will be classified within short-term debt on the balance sheet. Interest and fees on loans are being accounted for within accrued interest. The loans are secured by substantially all the Company’s assets. Several principal stockholders have provided loans to and hold convertible debt of the Company and are related parties.

Cash Flows

The following table provides a summary of Mullen’s cash flow data for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
Net cash provided by (used in):	2022		2021
Operating activities	$	(33,227,692)	$	(14,712,803)
Investing activities		(93,718,182)		(10,462,219)
Financing activities		150,000,000		25,194,308

Cash Flows used in Operating Activities

Our cash flow used in operating activities to date has been primarily comprised of costs related to research and development, payroll, and other general and administrative activities. As we continue to ramp up hiring ahead of starting commercial operations, we expect our cash used in operating activities to increase significantly before we start to generate any material cash flow from our business.

Net cash used in operating activities was $33.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, a 126% increase from $14.7 million net cash used in activities in the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities

Our cash flows used in investing activities increased due to the ELMS asset purchase (see NOTE 4 – Purchase of assets from ELMS).

Net cash used in investing activities was $93.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2022, an increase from $10.5 million used in investing activities in the three months ended December 31, 2021.

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Cash Flows provided by Financing Activities

Through December 31, 2022, we have financed our operations primarily through the issuance of convertible notes equity securities, and warrants. Net cash provided by financing activities was $150 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $124.8 million over the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following tables summarizes our contractual obligations and other commitments for cash expenditures as of December 31, 2022, and the years in which these obligations are due:

Operating Lease Commitments

	Scheduled
Years Ended December 31,	Payments
2023 (9 months)	$	2,134,292
2024		2,700,815
2025		2,088,711
2026		243,539
2027		15,173
Thereafter		—
Total Future Minimum Lease Payments	$	7,182,530

We currently lease our headquarters space in the Los Angeles area under a single lease classified as an operating lease expiring in March 2026. We have not executed any binding agreement for leases beyond 2026.

On June 29, 2022, the Company signed a lease with the Lakeview Business Center, LLC.  The leased property is located at Suite 100, 100 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618.  The approximate rentable space is 31,603 rentable square feet of office space. The new lease will expire in July 2025, with an option to renew for a further 36 months. Under this lease arrangement, the present value of future lease payments is $654,636.

Scheduled Debt Maturities

The following are scheduled debt maturities:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2023 (9 months)		2024		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Total Debt	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	98,727,732

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined under SEC rules.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In the preparation of these financial statements, our management is required to use judgment in making estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Management considers an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Because we are a pre-revenue company without commercial operations, management believes it does not currently have any critical accounting policies or estimates. Management believes that the accounting policies most likely to become critical in the near future are those described below.

Stock-Based Compensation

We recognize the cost of share-based awards granted to employees and directors based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards. Cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award. Our management reverses previously recognized costs for unvested options in the period that forfeitures occur. Mullen determines the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which is impacted by the following assumptions:

● Expected Term—We use the simplified method when calculating the expected term due to insufficient historical exercise data.

● Expected Volatility—As our shares were not actively traded during the periods presented, the volatility is based on a benchmark of comparable companies within the automotive and energy storage industries.

● Expected Dividend Yield—The dividend rate used is zero as we have never paid any cash dividends on Common Stock and does not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future.

● Risk-Free Interest Rate—The interest rates used are based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life of the award.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting standard updates issued but not yet added were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that requires designing disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that information we disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s management conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer each concluded, as of the end of the period, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2022, due to material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting that were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, and as described below.

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Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As previously disclosed in our Annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting during the preparation of our financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022. Under standards established by the PCAOB, a material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. 

The material weaknesses in financial reporting as of September 30, 2022, are summarized as follows:

● We determined that we did not have sufficient accounting systems and procedures in place, particularly in the areas of specialized accounting for complex debt and equity transactions.

● We determined that we did not have sufficient policies and procedures to ensure the appropriate review and approval of user access rights to our accounting system; and lack of approval of journal entries and segregation of duties in our financial reporting process.

● We determined that our information technology infrastructure does not provide sufficient safeguards required by the COBIT framework.

Remediation Efforts to Address Previously Identified Material Weaknesses 

As previously described in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022, we began implementing remediation plans to address the material weaknesses. The weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We expect that most of the remediation of these material weaknesses will be completed by the end of fiscal 2023.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies of the “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you should read and consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022 filed with the SEC, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or future results of operation. The risks described in such report are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may eventually prove to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or future operating results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In addition to the following, sales of securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, during the period covered by this Report have been previously reported in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

On September 30, 2022, Esousa informed the Company that its sustained economic damages due to its inability to receive common stock upon conversion notification (due to the insufficiency of authorized shares) and its internal standstill agreement not to sell any shares of the Company’s common stock. On October 25, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the settlement agreement and authorized the issuance of 23,000,000 shares of common stock to Esousa to settle any potential claims related to the Exchange Agreement dated October 14, 2022.

The issuance of the shares was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	First Amendment to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2022, by and among Mullen Automotive Inc., Bollinger Motors, Inc., and Robert Bollinger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 14, 2022).
2.2	First Amendment to the Cash Escrow Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2022, by and among Mullen Automotive Inc., Bollinger Motors, Inc., Robert Bollinger and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 14, 2022).
2.3	First Amendment to the Stock Reservation Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2022, by and among Mullen Automotive Inc., Bollinger Motors, Inc., Robert Bollinger and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 14, 2022).
3.1	Certificate of Mullen Automotive Inc. Increasing Number of Shares of Preferred Stock Designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(d) to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on October 17, 2022).
3.2	Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mullen Automotive Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022).
3.3	Certificate of Designation of Series AA Preferred Stock, filed November 14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022).
10.1	Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2022, by and among Mullen Automotive Inc. and Esousa Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 21, 2022).
10.2	Secured Convertible Note and Security Agreement dated October 14, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 21, 2022).
10.3	Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement, dated November 14, 2022, by and between Mullen Automotive Inc. and the purchaser signatory thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022).
10.4	Amendment No. 3 to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 15, 2022, by and between Mullen Automotive Inc. and the buyers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2022).
10.5	Form of Convertible Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2022).
10.6	Firm Order Agreement dated December 12, 2022, between Randy Marion Isuzu, LLC and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 15, 2022).
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document and include in Exhibit 101)

* Filed herewith (furnished herewith with respect to Exhibit 32.1).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Mullen Automotive Inc.
February 14, 2023	By:	/s/ David Michery
		David Michery
		Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
		(Principal Executive Officer)
		/s/ Jonathan New
		Jonathan New
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CEO Certification

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, David Michery, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mullen Automotive Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	February 14, 2023	By:	/s/ David Michery
			David Michery
			Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CFO Certification

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jonathan New, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Mullen Automotive Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Date:	February 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Jonathan New
			Jonathan New
			Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2022 of Mullen Automotive Inc. (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods presented in the Report.

eb
By:	/s/ David Michery
	David Michery
	Chief Executive Officer
	February 14, 2023
By:	/s/ Jonathan New
	Jonathan New
	Chief Financial Officer
	February 14, 2023

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
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Cash and cash equivalents	$ 68,071,635	$ 54,085,685
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($)	Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Series B Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Series C Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Series D Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock Series AA Preferred Stock	Common Stock Series C Warrants	Common Stock Series D Warrants	Common Stock	Paid-in Capital Series C Warrants	Paid-in Capital Series D Warrants	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Non-controlling Interest	Series C Warrants	Series D Warrants	Total
Balance, beginning at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 100	$ 5,568						$ 7,048			$ 88,650,286	$ (150,374,649)				$ (61,711,647)
Balance, beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021	100,363	5,567,319						7,048,387
Common shares issued for cash								$ 7,704			10,886,955					10,894,659
Common shares issued for cash (in shares)								7,704,082
Common shares issued for asset								$ 109			140,891					141,000
Common shares issued for asset (in shares)								109,412
Preferred shares issued for cash			$ 2,264								19,997,736					20,000,000
Preferred shares issued for cash (in shares)			2,263,970
Preferred shares issued to settle liability to issue			$ 85								704,915					705,000
Preferred shares issued to settle liability to issue (in shares)			84,900
Warrants exercised for receivable and financing loss											10,491,621					10,491,621
Preferred shares issued in exchange for conversion of debt			$ 2,829								24,988,926					24,991,755
Preferred shares issued in exchange for conversion of debt (in shares)			2,829,029
Share-based compensation issued to management, directors, employees, and consultants								$ 443			4,424,825					4,425,268
Share-based compensation issued to management, directors, employees, and consultants (in shares)								443,124
Common shares issued to settle liability to issue								$ 131			1,034,681					1,034,812
Common shares issued to settle liability to issue (in shares)								131,477
Prefunded warrant issuance											15,000,000					15,000,000
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock	$ (85)							$ 8,500			(8,415)
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock (in shares)	(84,996)							8,499,680
Balance, ending at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 15	$ 5,568	$ 5,178					$ 23,935			176,312,421	(150,374,649)				25,972,468
Balance, ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	15,367	5,567,319	5,177,899					23,936,162
Balance, beginning at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 2		$ 1,360	$ 4,360				$ 833,467			947,765,156	(889,907,455)	$ 98,259,819			156,956,708
Balance, beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022	1,924		1,360,321	4,359,652				833,468,180
Share-based compensation issued to management, directors, employees, and consultants								$ 113,891			30,153,769					30,267,660
Share-based compensation issued to management, directors, employees, and consultants (in shares)								113,890,600
Shares issued to extinguish penalty								$ 23,000			5,497,000					5,520,000
Shares issued to extinguish penalty (in shares)								23,000,000
Cashless Warrant exercise						$ 128,464	$ 229,099		$ 39,059,514	$ 70,910,165				$ 39,187,978	$ 71,139,264
Cashless Warrant exercise (in shares)						128,463,567	229,098,769								229,098,769
Surplus common stock issued on cashless warrant exercise								$ 78,718			26,656,760					26,735,478
Surplus common stock issued on cashless warrant exercise (in shares)								78,718,040
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock			$ (150)	$ (3,997)				$ 4,147								0
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock (in shares)			(150,265)	(3,996,554)				4,146,819
Dividends accumulated on preferred stock											(638,677)					(638,677)
Other transactions											(3,122,227)					(3,122,227)
Shares issued to settle note payable								$ 62,049			13,674,354					13,736,403
Shares issued to settle note payable (in shares)								62,048,666
Shares issued for convertible notes								$ 220,828			59,182,048					59,402,876
Shares issued for convertible notes (in shares)								220,828,539
Preferred shares issued to officers					$ 1						25,000					25,000
Net loss allocable to non-controlling interest													(2,184,959)			(2,184,959)
Net loss												(376,275,786)				(376,275,786)
Balance, ending at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 2		$ 1,210	$ 363				$ 1,693,663			$ 1,189,162,862	$ (1,266,183,241)	$ 96,074,860			$ 20,749,719
Balance, ending (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	1,924		1,210,056	363,098	1			1,693,663,180

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net loss before accrued preferred dividends and noncontrolling interest	$ (378,460,745)	$ (156,061,550)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss attributable to shareholders to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,794,327	307,699
Officer and employee stock compensation	36,305,972	1,604,293
Revaluation of derivative liabilities	40,781,976	10,618,382
Issuance of shares for services	4,376,438	2,495,487
Issuance of stock to directors	71,000
Gain on conversion of derivative liabilities to common stock	(9,965,728)
Non-cash financing loss on over-exercise of warrants	8,934,892
Other financing costs - initial recognition of derivative liabilities	255,960,025	108,979,229
Non-cash interest and other operating activities		3,062,048
Non-cash lease expense		136,938
Amortization of debt discount		19,212,176
Loss on asset disposal		1,298
Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt	6,412,171	(74,509)
Loss on debt settlement		41,096
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current assets	(8,260,125)	(1,226,376)
Other assets	(197,199)	(1,225,252)
Accounts payable	7,724,852	(977,783)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,576,292)	(1,468,751)
Deferred tax liability	(419,077)
Lease liabilities	289,821	(137,228)
Net cash used in operating activities	(33,227,692)	(14,712,803)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of equipment	(726,482)	(10,462,219)
Purchase of intangible assets	(74,826)
ELMS asset purchase	(92,916,874)
Net cash used in investing activities	(93,718,182)	(10,462,219)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable	150,000,000	7,300,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		10,894,659
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock		20,000,000
Payment of notes payable		(13,000,351)
Net cash provided by financing activities	150,000,000	25,194,308
Increase in cash	23,054,126	19,286
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	84,375,085	42,174
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending of period	107,429,211	61,460
Supplemental disclosure of Cash Flow information:
Cash paid for interest	3,056	1,424,345
Supplemental Disclosure for Non-Cash Activities:
Debt conversion to common stock	1,096,787
Preferred shares issued in exchange for convertible debt		$ 24,991,755
Convertible notes conversion to common stock	59,402,877
Exercise of warrants recognized earlier as liabilities	$ 84,799,179

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business

Mullen Automotive Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MAI”, “Mullen”, “we” or the “Company”), is a Southern California-based development-stage electric vehicle company that operates in various verticals of businesses focused within the automotive industry. Mullen Automotive Inc., a California corporation (“Previous Mullen”) was originally formed on April 20 2010, as a developer and manufacturer of electric vehicle technology and operated as the EV division of Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“MTI”) until November 5, 2021, at which time Previous Mullen underwent a capitalization and corporate reorganization by way of a spin-off to its shareholders, followed by a reverse merger with and into Net Element, Inc., which was accounted for as a reverse merger transaction, in which Previous Mullen was treated as the acquirer for financial accounting purposes. (the “Merger”).  The Company changed its name from “Net Element, Inc.” to “Mullen Automotive Inc” and the Nasdaq ticker symbol for the Company’s Common Stock changed from “NETE” to “MULN” on the Nasdaq Capital Market Exchange at the opening of trading on November 5, 2021.

Recent Events

On September 7, 2022, the Company completed the Bollinger acquisition, which provides the Company with  a medium duty truck classes 4-6, along with the B1 Sport Utility and B2 Pick Up Trucks.  The purchase price was $148.6 million in cash and stock for 60% majority controlling interest.

On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the Company acquisition of assets from electric vehicle company ELMS’ (Electric Last Mile Solutions) in an all-cash purchase. In the Chapter 7 approved transaction, Mullen acquired ELMS’ manufacturing plant in Mishawaka Indiana, all inventory, and intellectual property for their Class 1 and Class 3 vehicles for a total of $105 million which includes the affirmation of approximately $10 million in vendor payables assumed and paid at closing. On November 9, 2022, the Company formed Mullen Indiana Real Estate LLC, a limited liability company in the State of Delaware to hold the acquired real property located in Mishawaka, IN.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, but we believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission for the year ended September 30, 2022. The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any other periods.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, Mullen Investment Properties LLC, a Mississippi corporation, Ottava Automotive, Inc., a California corporation, Mullen Real Estate, LLC, a Delaware corporation and Bollinger Motors Inc., a Delaware corporation. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated, if any. The financial statements reflect the consolidated financial position and results of operations of Mullen, which have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).

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LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATION

NOTE 2 – LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern. Our principal source of liquidity consists of existing cash and restricted cash of approximately $107.4 million at December 31, 2022. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company used $33.2 million of cash for operating activities and had net working capital deficit of approximately $261.9 million at December 31, 2022.

Going Concern

The Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2022, have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has not generated revenue to date and has accumulated losses since inception. The Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, its ability to raise sufficient additional capital and/or obtaining the necessary financing to support ongoing and future operations and to successfully manufacture and launch its products for sale. While the Company expects to obtain the additional capital and/or financing that is needed, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining the necessary funds to bring its product and service offerings to market and support future operations. These factors raise substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

Our management plans to raise additional capital through a combination of equity and debt financing, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements. Company management has evaluated whether there are any conditions and events considered in aggregate, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern over the next twelve months from the date of filing this report. Since inception, the Company incurred significant accumulated losses of approximately $1,266.2 million, and has a deficiency in working capital of approximately $261.9 million on December 31, 2022. For more information regarding additional financing after December 31, 2022, see Note 19 – Subsequent Events.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Significant accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.

Business Combination

Business acquisitions are accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805 “Business Combinations”. FASB ASC 805 requires the reporting entity to identify the acquirer, determine the acquisition date, recognize and measure the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity, and recognize and measure goodwill or a gain from the purchase. The acquiree’s results are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values and the excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill. Adjustments to fair value assessments are recorded to goodwill over the measurement period (not longer than twelve months). The acquisition method also requires that acquisition-related transaction and post-acquisition restructuring costs be charged to expense. The Company completed the acquisition of Bollinger Motors, Inc on September 7, 2022.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the carve-out financial statements and the reported amounts of total expenses in the reporting periods. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, fair value of long-lived assets, fair value of financial instruments, depreciable lives of property and equipment, income taxes, contingencies, and inputs used to value stock-based compensation, valuation of common and preferred stock and warrants.

Additionally, the rates of interest on several debt agreements have been imputed where there was no stated interest rate within the original agreement. The imputed interest results in adjustments to the debt amounts reported in our condensed

consolidated financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP. Loan valuations issues can arise when trying to determine the debt attributes, such as discount rate, credit loss factors, liquidity discounts, and pricing.

Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for adjustments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company operates within an industry that is subject to rapid technological change, intense competition, and serves an industry that has significant government regulations. It is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including competitive, financial, developmental, operational, technological, required knowledge of industry governmental regulations, and other risks associated with an emerging business. Any one or combination of these or other risks could have a substantial influence on our future operations and prospects for commercial success.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Company management considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 or September 30, 2022.

Restricted Cash

Funds that are not available for immediate use and must use for a specific purpose. These funds include the refundable deposits for individuals and businesses who have made deposits for Mullen and Bollinger vehicles and the cash in escrow. On December 31, 2022, the restricted cash balance was $39,357,576. Customer deposits are accounted for within other liabilities.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses consist of various advance payments made for goods or services to be received in the future. These prepaid expenses include insurance and other contracted services requiring up-front payments.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the assets. Repairs and maintenance expenditures that do not extend the useful lives of related assets are expensed as incurred.

Estimated Useful Lives

Description	Life
Buildings	30 Years
Furniture and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Computer and Software	1 to 5 Years
Machinery and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Leasehold Improvements	Shorter of the estimated useful life or the underlying lease term
Vehicles	5 Years
Intangibles	5 to 10 Years

Expenditures for major improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the asset lives, are charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. Company management continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying balances of its property,

equipment and leasehold improvements may not be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

Income Taxes

Prior to Mullen’s capitalization and corporate reorganization, our operations were included in the tax filings of MTI. The cash and deferred tax positions between us and MTI and are formalized in a tax sharing agreement.

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the consolidated financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

There are transactions that occur during the ordinary course of business for which the ultimate tax determination may be uncertain. At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, there were no material changes to either the nature or the amounts of the uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s income tax provision consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a full valuation allowance against the value of our U.S. and state net deferred tax assets because management does not believe the recoverability of the tax assets meets the “more likely than not” likelihood at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of acquired and developed intellectual property and website development costs. In accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Others,” goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer subject to amortization but are tested for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Intangible assets with determinate lives are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Amortizable intangible assets generally are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods up to 120 months. The costs to periodically renew our intangible assets are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically evaluates property, plant and equipment and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a potential impairment may have occurred. If such events or changes in circumstances arise, the Company compares the carrying amount of the long-lived assets to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived assets. If the estimated aggregate undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the long-lived assets, an impairment charge, calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets, is recorded. The fair value of the long-lived assets is determined based on the estimated discounted cash flows expected to be generated from the long-lived assets. The Company has not recorded any such impairment charges during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Other Assets

Other assets are comprised primarily of Coda electric vehicles and related parts, Show Room vehicles, and security deposits related to the Company’s property leases related to the EV business.

Extinguishment of Liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or expired.

Leases

The Company follows the provisions of Accounting Standards Update, “Leases” (ASU 2016 02), which requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset for the lease term.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid and are classified within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include all non-production related expenses incurred by us in any given period. This includes expenses such as professional fees, salaries, rent, repairs and maintenance, utilities and office expense, employee benefits, depreciation and amortization, advertising and marketing, settlements and penalties, taxes, and licenses. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in G&A expenses. Other than trade show expenses which are deferred until occurrence of the future event, we expense advertising costs as incurred in accordance with ASC 720-35, “Other Expenses – Advertising Cost.”

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs associated with the development of our electric vehicle product lines.

Share-Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards issued by the Company in accordance with ASC Subtopic 718-10, “Compensation – Share Compensation”, which requires fair value measurement on the grant date and recognition of compensation expense for all common shares of the Company issued to employees, non-employees and directors. The fair value of non-marketable share-based awards has been estimated based on an independent valuation. The Company’s common and preferred share valuations have been appraised by an independent financial valuation advisor, based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Key assumptions and approaches to value used in estimating fair value, includes economic and industry data; business valuation; prior transactions; option value method and other cost, income, and market value approaches. Share-based compensation is included within general and administrative expenses.

Related Party Transactions

We have related party transactions with certain of our directors, officers, and principal stockholders. These transactions are entered into in the ordinary course of business and include operational loans, convertible debt, and warrants providing financial support associated with the borrowing of funds.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We apply fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value, Company management considers the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risk. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk

We maintain cash balances in several financial institutions that are insured by either the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Association up to certain federal limitations, generally $250,000. At times, our cash balance may exceed these federal limitations and maintains significant cash on hand at certain of its locations. However, we have not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes we are not exposed to any significant credit risk on these accounts. The amounts in excess of insured limits as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 are $67.3 million and $53.3 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting standard updates issued but not yet added were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS

PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS

NOTE 4 – PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS

On October 13, 2022, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued an order approving the sale for approximately $105 million to Mullen Automotive Inc. of certain assets and assumption and assignment of contracts and related liabilities of Electric Last Mile, Inc. and Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated September 16, 2022.

 The ELMS asset acquisition closed on November 30, 2022, and is expected to accelerate the market introduction of our cargo van program and provide us with critical manufacturing capacity at a much lower investment than previously expected to supply the rest of our product portfolio.

ELMS assets include:

● The factory in Mishawaka, Indiana, providing Mullen with the capability to produce up to 50,000 vehicles per year;

● All Intellectual Property, including all manufacturing data that is required for the assembly of the Class 1 van and Class 3 Cab Chassis;

● All inventory including finished and unfinished vehicles, part modules, component parts, raw materials, and tooling; and

● All property including equipment, machinery, supplies, computer hardware, software, communication equipment, data networks and all other data storage.

The following details the allocation of purchase price by asset category for the ELMS asset purchase:

Asset Category	Fair Value Allocation
Land	$	1,440,000
Buildings and site improvements		41,287,038
Personal property subtotal		33,577,045
Identified intangible: engineering design		22,112,791
Inventory		6,958,158
Total Identified Assets	$	105,375,032

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, we recorded intangible asset additions of $22,187,617 and $5,361, respectively. The $22.2 million is mainly due to the ELMS asset acquisition (see NOTE 4 – Purchase of Assets from ELMS).

The weighted average useful life of the intellectual property is 9.6 years. Acquired intellectual property from the Bollinger acquisition, consisted primarily of patents and non-compete agreements have finite life. Identifiable intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of three years. The straight-line method of amortization represents management’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets.

	December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
	Gross				Net		Gross				Net
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Website design and development	$	2,660,391		(1,330,195)	$	1,330,195	$	2,660,391	$	(1,108,496)	$	1,551,895
Intellectual property		58,375,794		(1,908,177)		56,467,618		58,375,794		(438,581)		57,937,213
Patents		32,391,186		(1,020,544)		31,370,642		32,391,186		(204,109)		32,187,077
Engineer design - ELMS		22,112,791		(184,273)		21,928,518		—		—		—
Other		1,820,994		(80,876)		1,740,118		1,820,994		(16,175)		1,804,819
Trademark		540,840		—		540,840		466,014		—		466,014
Total Intangible Assets	$	117,901,996	$	(4,524,065)	$	113,377,931	$	95,714,379	$	(1,767,361)	$	93,947,018

Total future amortization expense for finite-lived intellectual property is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,	Future Amortization
2023 (nine months)	$	9,299,099
2024		12,202,651
2025		11,537,553
2026		11,537,553
2027		11,537,553
Thereafter		56,722,682
Total Future Amortization Expense	$	112,837,091

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, amortization expense for the intangible assets was $2,756,704 and $223,676, respectively.

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DEBT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

DEBT

DEBT

NOTE 6 – DEBT

Short and Long-Term Debt

Short-term debt is generally defined as debt with principal maturities of one-year or less. Long-term debt is defined as principal maturities of one year or more.

The following is a summary of our indebtedness at December 31, 2022:

	Net Carrying Value
	Unpaid Principal						Contractual	Contractual
Type of Debt	Balance		Current		Long-Term		Interest Rate	Maturity
Matured notes	$	3,051,085	$	3,051,085	$	-	0 - 10%	2019 - 2021
Promissory notes		-		-		-	NA	NA
Convertible notes		90,597,123		90,597,123		-	15.00%	2023
Real Estate notes		5,238,259		238,259		5,000,000	5.00 - 8.99%	2023-2024
Loans and advances		557,800		557,800		-	0.00%	2016 - 2018
Less: debt discount		(716,535)		(607,010)		(109,525)	NA	NA
Total Debt	$	98,727,732	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475

The following is a summary of our indebtedness at September 30, 2022:

	Net Carrying Value
	Unpaid Principal						Contractual	Contractual
Type of Debt	Balance		Current		Long-Term		Interest Rate	Maturity
Matured notes	$	3,051,085	$	3,051,085	$	—	0.00 - 10.00%	2019 - 2021
Promissory notes		1,096,787		—		1,096,787	28.00%	2024
Real Estate note		5,247,612		247,612		5,000,000	5.0 - 8.99%	2023 - 2024
Loan advances		557,800		557,800		—	0.00 - 10.00%	2016 – 2018
Less: debt discount		(932,235)		—		(932,235)	NA	NA
Total Debt	$	9,021,049	$	3,856,497	$	5,164,552

Scheduled Debt Maturities

The following scheduled debt maturities at December 31, 2022:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2023 (9 months)		2024		Total
Total Debt	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475	$	98,727,732

Notes and Advances

Total interest is comprised primarily of stated interest, amortization of debt discount and additional interest recognized for warrants issued with convertible notes for the excess in fair value above the face value of the notes. Stated interest was $2,134,517 and $3,247,185 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

In some instances, we issued shares of common stock or warrants along with the issuance of promissory notes, resulting in the recognition of a debt discount which is amortized to interest expense over the term of the promissory note. Debt discount amortization for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $150,151,130 and $19,212,176, respectively. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, warrants having a fair value of $244,510,164 (issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes) were recognized as a derivative liability, which exceeded the face value of the underlying debt, resulting in additional interest expense of $94,510,164.

The Company issued shares of common stock to certain creditors for the conversion of convertible notes, satisfaction of debt payments, and in settlement of indebtedness. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the carrying amount of indebtedness that was settled via issuance of shares our common stock was $95,750,938. The carrying amount of indebtedness that was settled via issuance of common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $23,192,500.

NuBridge Commercial Lending LLC Promissory Note

On March 7, 2022, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Mullen Investment Properties, LLC entered into a Promissory Note (the “Promissory Note”) with NuBridge Commercial Lending LLC for a principal amount of $5,000,000. The Promissory Note bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.99% per annum and the principal amount is due March 1, 2024. Collateral for the loan includes the title to the Company’s property at 1 Greentech Drive, Tunica, MS. Under the Promissory Note, prepaid interest and issuance costs of $1,157,209 were withheld from the principal and recorded as debt discount, which is being amortized over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2022, the remaining unamortized debt discount was $716,535.

Drawbridge and Amended A&R Note with Esousa

On June 17, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note and Security Agreement (the “A&R Note”) with Esousa Holdings LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Esousa”). The A&R Note amended and restated a promissory note dated July 23, 2020, issued by Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“Original Borrower”) to DBI Lease Buyback Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“DBI”) for a principal amount of $23,831,554 (the “Original Note”). The Company had previously assumed all of the obligations of the Original Borrower under the Original Note upon the completion of the Merger. Esousa purchased rights under the Original Note from DBI immediately prior to entering into the A&R Note.

The A&R Note extended the maturity date of the Original Note by two years, from July 23, 2022 to July 23, 2024. The A&R Note provided Esousa the right to convert all or any portion of the then-outstanding principal balance of the A&R Note into a calculated number of shares of the Common Stock of the Company. The transaction was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt with Drawbridge and the related expense within the “Incentive fee to creditor for transfer of note payable” line item of the Statement of Operations.  

In connection with entering into the A&R Note with Esousa, the Company agreed to provide Drawbridge with a right to purchase up to $25,000,000 worth of shares of a yet to be created Series E Preferred Stock from the Company (the “Series E Purchase Option”). Refer to Note 17 – Contingencies and Claims, for details on the Series E Purchase Option.

On June 27, 2022, the Company received notification from Esousa that it was exercising the A&R Note’s conversion feature to partially convert the A&R Note and accrued interest in exchange for 28,000,000 shares of common stock. The conversion price was $0.9918 per share. Due to the limited number of authorized shares available, only 17,500,000 shares of common stock were issued, resulting in a remaining principal balance of the A&R Note of $1,096,787. The remaining 10,500,000 shares owed to Esousa were recognized as a “Liability to issue shares” on the Balance Sheet. The Company agreed to pay a $3,495,000 penalty to Esousa, settleable in cash or shares of common stock, by August 31, 2022. This fee was recognized as penalty for insufficient authorized shares within the Statement of Operations and within Accrued Expenses on the Balance Sheet.

On October 14, 2022, the A&R Note with Esousa, including principal of $1,032,217 (net of debt discount of $64,570) and accrued interest of $316,127 along with the liability to issue 10,500,000 shares of common stock (having a then carrying value of $10,710,000) and an obligation to compensate for the losses from market value decline of shares were exchanged for a new convertible note payable with a face value of $12,945,914 and 23,000,000 shares of common stock (having a fair value of $5,524,600), resulting in a loss on extinguishment of $6,412,170.  The new note is convertible at a 5% discount to the lowest daily volume-weighted average price in the 10 trading days prior to conversion, which resulted in interest expense of $681,364 and debt premium of $681,364.

On November 1, 2022, the convertible note payable to Esousa, having a face value of $12,945,914 (plus debt premium of $681,364) and accrued interest of $171,174 was converted into 62,048,066 shares of common stock.  No gain or loss was recognized upon the conversion.

Convertible Notes

On November 14, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to the June 7, 2022 Securities Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 3”). The investors paid $150 million and in lieu of receiving shares of Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants, the investors received notes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock (“Notes”) and Warrants.

Amendment No. 3 further provides that the remaining $90 million of the Commitment Amount will be paid in two tranches, on January 24, 2023, and February 24, 2023, (each, a “Purchase Date”). The purchase price per share of Series D Preferred Stock will be the lower of (i) $1.27, the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date the Securities Purchase Agreement was executed, or (ii) the closing price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the respective Purchase Date, subject to a floor price of $0.10 per share. For no additional consideration, for every share of Series D Preferred Stock purchased, such investor will receive Warrants to purchase common shares equal to 185% of the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock purchased by the investors at an exercise price equal to the purchase price for shares of Series D Preferred Stock. The Warrants will also permit cashless exercise to be calculated as a function of the warrant’s Black-Scholes value.  Consummation of the transaction is dependent on certain conditions precedent.  The investors have the right to delay each Purchase Date by one day for every day that the Company is unable to register the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

On November 15, 2022, the Company issued unsecured convertible notes aggregating $150,000,000 in lieu of Preferred Stock. The unsecured convertible notes bear interest at 15% and are convertible into shares of common stock either: (A) at the option of the noteholder at the lower of: (i) $0.303; or (ii) the closing price of our common stock on January 3, 2023; or (B) mandatorily on November 21, 2022 at the lower of: (i) $0.303; or (ii) the closing price of our common stock on November 18, 2022, provided adequate unissued authorized shares were available.  For each share issued upon conversion, the holders are entitled to 1.85 times as many five-year warrants with an exercise price equal to the conversion price for the notes.  

As a result, and since the Company had an insufficient number of authorized shares available to settle potential future warrant exercises, the Company recognized a derivative liability of $244,510,164 for the warrants with a corresponding increase in debt discount of $150,000,000 and interest expense of $94,510,164.  The debt discount was amortized over the term of the note through the date the convertible notes were mandatorily convertible.  Accordingly, the entire $150,000,000 of debt discount was expensed to interest expense during the three month period ended December 31, 2022. On November 21, 2022, principal of $59,402,877 was mandatorily converted into 220,828,539 shares of common stock, resulting in a corresponding reduction in derivatives liabilities of $10,491,265 and a gain on conversion of $9,965,728.  On December 23, 2022, the Company defaulted on the notes by not having sufficient authorized shares to allow for both the notes to be fully converted and the warrants to be exercised (See Note 19 – Subsequent Events).

As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, accrued interest on outstanding notes payable was $3,019,085 and $1,374,925, respectively.

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NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Upon the issuance of certain convertible debentures, warrants, and preferred stock, the Company determined that the features associated with the conversion option embedded in the debentures should be accounted for as a derivative liability and measured at fair value, as a derivative liability, as the Company has insufficient number of authorized shares available to settle all potential future conversion transactions.

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, upon issuance of the instruments underlying the derivative liabilities and upon revaluation (immediately prior to conversion of the underlying instrument), the Company estimated the fair value of the embedded derivatives using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model based on the following assumptions: (1) dividend

yield of 0%, (2) expected volatility of 135% to 151%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 3.77% to 3.97%, and (4) expected life of 0.02 to 10 years.

On December 31, 2022, the Company estimated the fair value of the embedded derivatives of $261,480,084 using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model based on the following assumptions: (1) dividend yield of 0%, (2) expected volatility of 135% - 151%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 3.88% to 4.12%, and (4) expected life of 0.08 to 10 years.

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 825-10. ASC 825-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of non-performance. ASC 825-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 825-10 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

● Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

● Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

● Level 3 – Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.

All items required to be recorded or measured on a recurring basis are based upon Level 3 inputs.

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is disclosed and is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Non-Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

Non-financial assets, such as property, equipment and leasehold improvements are only required to be measured at fair value when acquired or when an impairment loss is recognized. See “Note 13 - Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net” for further information on impairment of fixed assets.

Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

As of November 15, 2022, the Company had an insufficient number of authorized shares of common stock available for issuance upon conversion of convertible preferred shares and convertible notes payable and the exercise of outstanding warrants.  These financial instruments meet the definition of a derivative until stockholders approve an increase in the authorized shares of common stock. The financial instruments convertible into shares of common stock are valued using

the Black Scholes option valuation model. Items recorded or measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the accompanying consolidated financial statements consisted of the following items as of December 31, 2022:

		December 31,	Quoted Prices		Significant		Significant
		2022	in Active		Other		Unobservable
			Markets for		Observable		Inputs
			Identical Assets		Inputs		(Level 3)
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)
Derivative liability	$	261,480,084	$	-	$	-	$	261,480,084

A summary of the changes in derivative liability is as follows:

Balance, September 30, 2022	$	-
Transfers in due to issuance of warrants w/o having adequate authorized unissued shares available		244,510,164
Derivative liability authorized shares shortfall (P&L)		26,932,880
Transfers in due to reclassification of equity instruments to derivative liabilities resulting from lack of authorized common shares		528,305
Transfers out due to conversions of convertible notes and accrued interest into common shares		(10,491,265)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	261,480,084

Financial instruments

Certain financial instruments that are not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are carried at amounts that approximate fair value, due to their short-term nature and credit risk. These instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and debt. We believe that the carrying value of term debt approximates fair value due to the variable rates associated with these obligations. Accounts payable are short-term in nature and generally terms are due upon receipt or within 30 to 90 days.

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Preferred Stock

On November 5, 2021, we filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which included the rights and privileges of Series A, Series B and Series C Preferred Stock.  Under the terms of our Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may determine the rights, preferences, and terms of our authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock. On December 31, 2022, the Company had 500,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock authorized with $0.001 par value per share. There were 1,575,079 and 5,721,897 shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

Certificate of Designation of Series AA Preferred Stock

On November 14, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of designation (the “Series AA Certificate of Designation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, effective as of the time of filing, designating the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the share of Series AA Preferred Stock. The Series AA Certificate of Designation provides that the Series AA Preferred Stock will have 1,300,000,000 votes per share of Series AA Preferred Stock and will vote together with the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock as a single class exclusively with respect to any proposal to adopt an amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The Series AA Preferred Stock will be voted, without action by the holder, on any such proposal in the same proportion as shares of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C

Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock as a single class are voted. The Preferred Stock otherwise has no voting rights except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.  

The Series AA Preferred Stock is not convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or series of stock or other securities of the Company. The Series AA Preferred Stock has no rights with respect to any distribution of assets of the Company, including upon a liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The holder of the Series AA Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive dividends of any kind.

On November 14, 2022, the Company entered into a Subscription and Investment Representation Agreement with David Michery, its Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold one share of the Company’s Series AA Preferred Stock for $25,000 in cash. In January 2023, the outstanding share of Series AA Preferred Stock was redeemed for $25,000, with the approval by the Company’s stockholders of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to implement a reverse stock split.

Series D Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation

On September 19, 2022, the Company filed a certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation for Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.  

On October 17, 2022, the Company filed a certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to increase the Number of Shares of Preferred Stock Designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate”). The Certificate increased the number of authorized shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock from 87,500,001 shares to 437,500,001 shares.

Registration Statement Form S-3

On October 14, 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3, which became effective upon filing with the SEC. The Registration Statement registered the resale by certain stockholders of up to 900,000,000 shares of common stock, which consist solely of 23,000,000 shares of common stock, 350,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock and 527,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock.

On November 21, 2022, the Company filed Registration Statement on Form S-3, which became effective upon filing with the SEC. The Company registered the resale by certain stockholders of 220,828,539 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of convertible notes issued to the selling stockholders on November 15, 2022, pursuant to Amendment No. 3. The investors paid $150 million and in lieu of receiving shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants, the investors received the Notes, which outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest on the Notes convert into shares of common stock and warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock. 

Redemption Rights

The shares of preferred stock are not subject to Mandatory Redemption.  

The Series C Preferred Stock are redeemable by the Company in accordance with the following schedule provided the issuance of shares of common stock underlying the shares has been registered and the registration statement remains effective:

Year 1: No Redemption

Year 2: Redemption at 120% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 3: Redemption at 115% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 4: Redemption at 110% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 5: Redemption at 105% of the Series C Redemption Price

Year 6 and thereafter: Redemption at 100% of the Series C Redemption Price

The Series D Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company  subject to the following  conditions: (i) the shares have been issued and outstanding for at least one year, (ii) the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the shares has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act and the registration statement is effective, and (iii) the trading price for the common stock is less than the Series D Conversion Price (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designation) for 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq CM. In addition to the above, the shares will also be redeemable in accordance with the following schedule provided the issuance of shares of common stock underlying the shares has been registered and the registration statement remains effective:

Year 1: No Redemption

Year 2: Redemption at 120% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 3: Redemption at 115% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 4: Redemption at 110% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 5: Redemption at 105% of the Series D Redemption Price

Year 6 and thereafter: Redemption at 100% of the Series C Redemption Price

Dividends

The holders of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to non-cumulative dividends if declared by the Board of Directors. The holders of the Preferred Stock Series A and Series B Preferred Stock participate on a pro rata basis (on an “as converted” basis to common stock) in any cash dividend paid on common stock. No dividends have been declared or paid during the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.

The Series C Preferred Stock bears a cumulative 15.0% per annum fixed dividend payable no later than the 5^th day after the end of each month on the Series C Original Issue Price plus unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends. Dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are payable prior to any dividends on any other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock dividend payable balance was approximately $6,872,075 at December 31, 2022.

The Company may elect to pay dividends for any month with a paid-in-kind election (“PIK”) if (i) the shares issuable further to the PIK are subject to an effective registration statement, (ii) the Company is then in compliance with all listing requirements of NASDAQ and (iii) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s Common Stock for 10 trading days in any period of 20 consecutive trading days on the NASDAQ is equal to or greater than $2.0 million.

The Series D Preferred Stock bears a 15.0% per annum fixed dividend accumulated and compounded monthly, payable no later than the 5^th day after the end of each month on the Series D Original Issue Price plus unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends. Dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock are payable prior to any dividends on any other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock. The Series D Preferred Stock dividend payable balance was approximately $1,528,857 on December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 19 – Subsequent Events.

The Company may elect to pay dividends for any month with a PIK election if (i) the shares issuable further to the PIK are subject to an effective registration statement, (ii) the Company is then in compliance with all listing requirements of NASDAQ and (iii) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s Common Stock for 10 trading days in any period of 20 consecutive trading days on the NASDAQ is equal to or greater than $27.5 million.

Liquidation, Dissolution, and Winding Up.

As a result of the Merger and based on the reverse ratio of one share of the Company for 12.8485 shares of Previous Mullen (the “Reverse Ratio”), on March 8, 2022, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation  to effectuate the following: (i) the liquidation preference for the Series A Preferred Stock was adjusted to $1.29 per share from $0.10 per share as set forth in Section 2(c) of Article III(B) of the Certificate, and (ii) the “Series B Original Issue Price” of the Series B Preferred Stock and the “Series C Original Issue Price” of the Series C Preferred Stock was adjusted to $8.84 per share from $0.6877 per share as set forth in Section 2(a) and Section 2(b), respectively, of Article III(B) of the Certificate.

Upon the completion of a distribution pursuant to a Liquidation Event to the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any proceeds to the holders of the Common Stock, by reason of their ownership thereof, $1.29 per share or each share of the Series A Preferred Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations or the like with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock), plus declared but unpaid dividends on such share. “Liquidation Event” is as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation and, subject to certain exceptions, includes a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the company’s assets, certain mergers, consolidations and transfers of securities, and any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

In the event of any Liquidation Event, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds to the holders of the other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series B Original Issue Price plus declared but unpaid dividends.

Upon the completion of a distribution pursuant to a Liquidation Event prior to the Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series C Original Issue Price plus declared but unpaid dividends.

In the event of any Liquidation Event, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of the proceeds to the holders of the other series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the Series D Original Issue Price plus declared but unpaid dividends.

Conversion

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 100 shares of fully paid and non-accessible shares of common stock. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock and each share of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holder at any time into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock as is determined by dividing the Series B Original Issue Price of $8.84 or Series C Original Issue Price of $8.84 (plus all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends thereon, as applicable, whether or not declared), by the Series B Conversion Price or Series C Conversion Price, as applicable (in each case, subject to adjustment).  As of December 31, 2022, each share of Series B Preferred Stock and each share of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible into one share of common stock.

Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the applicable conversion rate at the time in effect immediately upon the earlier of (i) the Company’s sale of its common stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the public offering price of which was not less than $100,000,000 in the aggregate (a “Qualified Public Offering”) or (ii) the date specified by written consent or agreement of the holders of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the applicable conversion rate at the time in effect immediately upon (A) the issuance of shares of common stock underlying the Series C Preferred Stock being registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and such registration remaining effective, (B) the trading price for the Company’s common stock being more than two times the Series C Conversion Price for 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and (C) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s common stock during such 20 trading days is equal to or greater than $4.0 million.

The Series D Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of each holder at any time into the number of shares of common stock determined by dividing the Series D Original Issue Price (plus all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends thereon, as applicable, whether or not declared), by the Series D Conversion Price, subject to adjustment as set in the Certificate of Designation.  The "Series D Original Issue Price" for each share of the Series D Preferred Stock means the lower of (i) $1.27 or (ii) the closing price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Purchase Notice Date.

Each share of Series D Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of common stock at the applicable Conversion Rate at the time in effect immediately upon (A) the issuance of shares of Common Stock underlying the Series D Preferred Stock being registered pursuant to the Securities Act and such registration remaining effective, (B) the trading price for the Company’s common stock being more than two times the Series D Conversion Price for 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and (C) the average daily trading dollar volume of the Company’s Common Stock during such 20 trading days is equal to or greater than $27,500,000.

Voting Rights

The holders of shares of Common Stock and Series A, Series B and Series C Preferred Stock at all times vote together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of the stockholders; provided, however, that, any proposal which adversely affects the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock,  Series C Preferred Stock, or Series D preferred Stock as applicable, must be approved by a majority in interest of the affected Series of Preferred Stock, as the case may be. Each holder of Common Stock, Series B Preferred (on a fully converted basis), Series C Preferred (on a fully converted basis) and Series D Preferred Stock have the right to one vote per share held of record by such holder and each holder of Series A Preferred have the right to 1,000 votes per share held of record by such holder.

Common Stock

At December 31, 2022, the Company had 1,750,000,000 shares of common stock authorized with $0.001 par value per share. There were 1,693,663,180 and 833,468,180 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held at all meetings of stockholders. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the common stockholders are entitled to receive the remaining assets following distribution of liquidation preferences, if any, to the holders of our preferred stock. The holders of common stock are not entitled to receive dividends unless declared by our Board of Directors. To date, no dividends were declared or paid to the holders of common stock. 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the common stockholders are entitled to receive the remaining assets following distribution of liquidation preferences, if any, to the holders of our preferred stock. The holders of common stock are not entitled to receive dividends unless declared by our Board of Directors. To date, no dividends were declared or paid to the holders of common stock. See Note 19 – Subsequent Events.

Warrants

Prior to the Company’s Merger, the Company had outstanding warrants at an initial exercise price of $0.6877 per share, which were immediately exercisable and have a five-year term. Upon the completion of the Merger, these warrants were converted into detachable warrants with the Series C preferred stock as issued (the “Series C Warrants”). The exercise price was adjusted as provided in the Series C Warrants and further in accordance with the Merger Agreement such that the exercise price was $8.84 per share. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, 2,973,276 Series C Warrants were exercised on a cash-less basis for 128,463,567 shares of common stock. There are no warrants remaining associated with the Series C at December 31, 2022.

In September 2022, the Company issued 147,864,810 detachable warrants in conjunction with the issuance of 79,926,925 shares of Series D Preferred Stock. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, all these 147,864,810 warrants were exercised on a cash-less basis for 229,098,769 shares of common stock. There are no warrants remaining associated with the Series D at December 31, 2022.

In November 2022, the Company issued $150,000,000 of debt convertible into shares of common stock and warrants (see Note 6 Debt). As a result of the conversion of $59,402,877 of the convertible debt into shares of common stock in November 2022, 408,532,797 of these warrants were deemed to be issued and are outstanding at December 31, 2022.

The Warrants provide that if the Company issues or sells, enters into a definitive, binding agreement pursuant to which he Company is required to issue or sell or is deemed, pursuant to the provisions of the Warrants, to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock for a price per share lower than the exercise price then in effect, subject to certain limited exceptions, then the exercise price of the Warrants shall be reduced to such lower price per share. In addition, the exercise price and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment in connection with stock splits, dividends or distributions or other similar transactions.

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the three months ended December 31, 2022:

		Weighted Average
	MAI shares	Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2022	150,838,086	$	0.60352
Warrants exercised	150,838,086	$	0.60352
Warrants granted	408,532,797	$	0.303
Warrants expired	—	$	—
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2022	408,532,797	$	0.303

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LOSS PER SHARE

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LOSS PER SHARE

LOSS PER SHARE

NOTE 9 – LOSS PER SHARE

Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income allocated to common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding, excluding unvested common shares subject to repurchase or cancellation. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing income allocated to common stockholders plus dividends on dilutive convertible preferred stock and preferred stock that can be tendered to exercise warrants, by the weighted-average common shares outstanding plus amounts representing the dilutive effect of outstanding warrants and the dilution resulting from the conversion of convertible preferred stock, if applicable.

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, the convertible debt and shares of Preferred Stock were excluded from the diluted share count because the result would have been antidilutive under the “if-converted method.” The warrants to purchases shares of common stock also were excluded from the computation because the result would have been antidilutive.

The following table presents the reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to net income used in computing basic and diluted net income per share of common stock:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	(376,275,786)	$	(156,061,550)
Less: accumulated preferred stock dividends		(638,677)		-
Net income used in computing basic net income per share of common stock	$	(376,914,463)	$	(156,061,550)
Net loss per share	$	(0.28)	$	(8.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		1,360,570,075		17,471,173

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 10 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has a share incentive plan that is part its annual discretionary share-based compensation program. The plan includes consultants and employees, including directors and officers. For employees, they are notified of company share incentives during the onboarding process. The employee’s offer letter briefly describes the plan. Subject to the approval of our Board of Directors Compensation Committee, employees are issued a specified number of shares of the Company’s common stock. The total expense recognized for share awards represents the grant date fair value of such awards, which is generally recognized as a charge to income ratably over the vesting period.

Consulting agreements with shares for services have a cost determined by the number of shares granted within the individual contract multiplied by the market value of the shares provided on date of grant. The shares specified within the individual agreements are negotiated and approved by our Chief Executive Officer. The consultant typically earns share-based compensation over the service period which is generally recognized as a charge to income ratably over the vesting period. The common shares provided for services are accounted for as professional fees within G&A expense and employee share issuances are part of compensation expense.

	For the three months ended December 31,
Composition of Stock-Based Compensation Expense	2022		2021
Directors, officers and employees share-based compensation	$	36,376,972	$	1,604,293
Shares issued to consultants for services		4,376,438		2,495,487
Total share-based compensation expense	$	40,753,410	$	4,099,780

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

NOTE 11 – ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expense - other	$	1,462,046	$	3,529,383
IRS tax liability		1,245,024		1,744,707
Accrued payroll		499,814		534,782
Accrued interest		3,019,085		1,377,008
Total	$	6,225,969	$	7,185,881

Accrued payroll represents salaries and benefits that are owed to employees, including payroll tax liabilities. Accrued interest of $3,019,085 relates to finance charges on debt financing, interest on loans, and convertible notes payable. See Note 6 - Debt.

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LIABILITY TO ISSUE STOCK

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LIABILITY TO ISSUE STOCK

LIABILITY TO ISSUE STOCK

NOTE 12 – LIABILITY TO ISSUE STOCK

Liability represents stock payable that is accrued for and issuable at a future date for certain convertible securities and warrants and was zero as of December 31, 2022. The liability to issue stock as of December 31, 2022, was management stock compensation of $11,599,598. As of September 30, 2022, liability to issue stock to Esousa was $10,710,000.

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PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

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PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

NOTE 13 – PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net consists of the following:

	December 31,		September 30,
	2022		2022
Building	$	51,251,890	$	8,306,697
Furniture and equipment		550,532		556,948
Vehicles		170,499		96,363
Computer hardware and software		1,082,334		1,013,308
Machinery and equipment		41,017,969		7,383,612
Construction-in-progress		548,915		269,778
Leasehold improvements		111,570		76,438
Subtotal		94,733,709		17,703,144
Less: accumulated depreciation		(4,937,051)		(2,899,428)
Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net	$	89,796,658	$	14,803,716

Depreciation expense related to property, equipment and leasehold improvements for the three months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 was $2,037,623 and $84,042, respectively.

On November 12, 2021, Mullen Investment Properties, LLC, the Company’s wholly owned real estate subsidiary, completed the $12,000,000 purchase of the Tunica County, MS property ("Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center" or "AMEC"). The property is located at 1 Greentech Drive, in the City of Robinsonville, MS. AMEC will be used to class 1 and class 2 EV cargo vans and the Mullen FIVE Crossover. The facility currently occupies 124,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The total available land on the property is over 100 acres. On the expanded site, Mullen plans to build a body shop, fully automated paint shop and a general assembly shop. Construction-in-progress includes development and construction that is currently in progress at the AMEX facility.

The ELMS asset acquisition closed on November 30, 2022 (See NOTE 4 – Purchase of assets from ELMS), and include property, plant, and equipment additions of:

● The Mishawaka, Indiana factory, which consisted of land and building of $1.44 million and $41.29 million, respectively.

● All property including equipment, machinery, supplies, computer hardware, software, communication equipment, data networks and all other data storage, that totaled $33.6 million in machinery additions.

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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

NOTE 14 – OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

Other assets consist of the following:

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
Other Assets
Other assets	$	101,833	$	81,588
Show room vehicles		2,616,426		2,982,986
Security deposits		671,034		281,057
Total Other Assets	$	3,389,293	$	3,345,631

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OPERATING EXPENSES

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OPERATING EXPENSES

OPERATING EXPENSES

NOTE 15 – OPERATING EXPENSES

General and Administrative Expenses consists of the following:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Professional fees	$	8,652,777	$	5,139,332
Salaries		44,142,360		3,161,920
Depreciation		4,388,355		307,699
Amortization		405,972		—
Lease		831,090		459,535
Settlements and penalties		20,844		294,812
Employee benefits		1,033,638		368,052
Utilities and office expense		255,039		179,028
Advertising and promotions		2,968,234		2,452,790
Taxes and licenses		102,358		72,279
Repairs and maintenance		181,239		19,220
Executive expenses and directors' fees		209,044		—
Listing and regulatory fees		1,301,844		—
Outside labor		78,534		—
Other		424,683		446,416
Total	$	64,996,011	$	12,901,084

Within professional fees is stock based compensation for services rendered to consultants. Salaries includes stock based compensation to officers and employees. The expense is recorded at fair value of the shares to be issued. For the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded $40,753,410 and $916,295 respectively, for share based compensation, of which $36.1 million was attributable to CEO award plan stock compensation.

Research and development

Research and development for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $8,622,009 and $1,157,323, respectively. Costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses primarily consist of Mullen Five EV and Mullen One EV cargo van development and are primarily comprised of external fees for engineering, homologation, and prototyping costs and personnel-related costs consultants.

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LEASES

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LEASES

LEASES

NOTE 16 – LEASES

We have entered into various operating lease agreements for certain offices, manufacturing and warehouse facilities, and corporate aircraft. Operating leases are included in right-of-use assets, and current and noncurrent portion of lease liabilities, as appropriate. These right-of-use assets also include any lease payments made and initial direct costs incurred at lease commencement and exclude lease incentives. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have lease agreements which require payments for both lease and non-lease components and have elected to account for these as a single lease component. Certain leases provide for annual increases to lease payment based on an index or rate. We calculate the present value of future lease payments based on the index or at the lease commencement date for new leases.

The table below presents information regarding our lease assets and liabilities:

	December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	4,763,589		$	4,597,052
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, current		(1,696,626)			(1,428,474)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		(3,381,024)			(3,359,354)
Total lease liabilities	$	(5,077,650)		$	(4,787,828)
Weighted average remaining lease terms:
Operating leases		2.14 years			2.63 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases		28	%		28	%

Operating lease costs:	For the three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Fixed lease cost	$	771,771	$	286,482
Variable lease cost		31,288		129,605
Short-term lease cost		—		96,592
Sublease income		(63,857)		(53,144)
Total operating lease costs	$	739,202	$	459,535

Operating Lease Commitments

Our leases primarily consist of land, land and building, or equipment leases. Our lease obligations are based upon contractual minimum rates. Most leases provide that we pay taxes, maintenance, insurance and operating expenses applicable to the premises. The initial term for most real property leases is typically 1 to 3 years, with renewal options of 1 to 5 years, and may include rent escalation clauses. For financing obligations, a portion of the periodic lease payments is recognized as interest expense and the remainder reduces the obligations. For operating leases, rent is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including scheduled rent increases and rent holidays.

The following table reflects maturities of operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2022:

Years ending
December 31,
2023 (9 months)	$	2,134,292
2024		2,700,815
2025		2,088,711
2026		243,539
2027		15,173
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments	$	7,182,530
Less: imputed interest		(2,104,880)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	5,077,650

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

ASC 450 governs the disclosure and recognition of loss contingencies, including potential losses from litigation, regulation, tax and other matters. The accounting standard defines a “loss contingency” as “an existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to an entity that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.” ASC 450 requires accrual for a loss contingency when it is “probable that one or more future events will occur confirming the fact of loss” and “the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.”

From time to time, we are subject to asserted and actual claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Company management reviews any such legal proceedings and claims on an ongoing basis and follows appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. We establish accruals for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, and it discloses the amount accrued and the amount of a reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if such disclosure is necessary for our consolidated financial statements to not be misleading. To estimate whether a loss contingency should be accrued by a charge to income, management evaluates, among other factors, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of the loss. We do not record liabilities when the likelihood is probable, but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

Loop Global Inc. agreement

On December 13, we entered into a definitive agreement with Loop Global Inc. to develop co-branded vehicle charging station infrastructure solutions.

Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Option

We entered into a letter agreement with DBI wherein we are committed to provide DBI with a right to purchase up to $25 million worth of a to-be-issued Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants. The option and its terms have not been finalized.

Mullen Technologies, Inc. v. Qiantu Motor (Suzhou) Ltd.

This claim was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (Case No. 3:19-cv-01979-W-DEB) on October 11, 2019. This matter arises out of a contract dispute between Mullen and Qiantu related to the engineering, design, support, and homologation of Qiantu’s K50 vehicle by Mullen. On July 1, 2020, the court ordered this matter to arbitration. It was submitted to the American Arbitration Association on February 9, 2021, for arbitration in Denver, Colorado. Mullen filed its Demand for Arbitration on February 16, 2021. Arbitration proceedings were then stayed for 90 days to accommodate settlement discussions. On November 3, 2021, Qiantu filed an Arbitration Answering Statement and Counterclaim or Joinder/Consolidation Request. Mullen filed its response on January 28, 2022. On February 11, 2022, the parties exchanged their Initial Requests for Documents. The August 1, 2022, arbitration hearing in this matter was rescheduled to October 17, 2022, to allow the parties to continue settlement negotiations. The parties agreed to

reschedule the October 17, 2022, arbitration hearing to a future date while discovery and settlement negotiations continued. In November 2022, the parties agreed to further extend the Arbitration hearing date to February 2023. All associated pre-hearing dates were also extended.

In early December, the parties reached an agreement in principle for resolution of the Arbitration proceedings which includes the acquisition of the Qiantu IP and the provision of a license to manufacture and sell the K-50 automobile in various territories. The parties are currently negotiating the terms of the proposed Settlement and License Agreement.

Based upon information presently known to management, the Company believes that the potential liability from this claim, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

International Business Machines (“IBM”)

This claim was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on May 7, 2019. This matter arises out of a contract dispute between Mullen and IBM related to a joint development and technology license agreement, patent license agreement, and a logo trademark agreement.

On September 24, 2019, IBM filed a motion for summary judgment. By order dated April 21, 2022, the court granted IBM’s motion for summary judgment and ordered an inquest as to damages on IBM’s breach of contract claims. On November 9, 2021, the court, pursuant to an inquest order, awarded damages in favor of IBM and on December 1, 2021, the court entered a judgment in favor of IBM in the amount of $5,617,192. Mullen filed a Notice of Appeal on December 2, 2021.

On February 2, 2022, IBM filed a Motion to Amend the Judgment it had obtained to add Mullen Automotive and Ottava as Judgment Debtors. Mullen filed its Appeal on April 8, 2022. Settlement efforts were undertaken, and a settlement was reached in which Mullen paid the full amount of the Judgment with interest, for a total of approximately $5.9 million, but maintained its Appeal rights. IBM then filed a Motion to Dismiss the Appeal based on Mullen’s payment of the Judgment. Mullen filed an Opposition to the same on July 18, 2022, and the hearing of the matter was set for July 25, 2022. The Court took the same under submission, and a decision has still not been issued. The Appeal is still pending.

Federal and State Tax Liabilities

During the third quarter of 2022, the Company entered into an instalment agreement with the IRS to pay $45,000 per month related to unpaid federal payroll liabilities plus accrued interest and penalties. As of December 31, 2022, we had an accrued liability of approximately $1.2 million related to IRS liabilities.

Raymond James and Associates (“RJA”) – Investment Banking Services Agreement

On May 5, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with Raymond James & Associates for public offering and placement agent services. The agreement called for payment of a cash retainer of $50,000, which remains unpaid. Upon the closing of any public offering, regardless of whether RJA procured the agreement regarding the offering, we are obligated to pay a financing fee of equal to the greater of a) 6.0% of aggregate gross proceeds and b) $3,000,000.

The GEM Group

On September 21, 2021, the GEM Group filed an arbitration demand and statement of claim against Mullen seeking declaratory relief and damages. This matter arises out of an alleged breached securities purchase agreement dated November 13, 2020.  Mullen filed its answering statement on October 21, 2021. On November 9, 2021, the parties appointed an Arbitrator.

GEM filed a dispositive motion on February 14, 2022. Mullen’s filed its opposition to the dispositive motion on March 3, 2022. On April 4, 2022, the Arbitrator denied GEM’s dispositive motion. The parties have completed all party and expert depositions and have exchanged settlement offers, but to date, no resolution has been achieved.

The original December 12, 2022 through December 16, 2022 in person hearing date was vacated on December 1, 2022 by stipulation, wherein the parties agreed to conduct the hearing through written submissions on the issue of liability only. The remaining and reserved issues (attorneys’ fees, indemnification, and damages), shall be discussed between the parties after the Arbitrator issues a partial award regarding liability and determines whether further briefing or live testimony will be required.

On January 9, 2023, the parties filed and exchanged their initial submissions. The parties filed and exchanged responsive submissions on January 23, 2023.

TOA Trading LLC Litigation

This claim arises out of an alleged breach of contract related to an unpaid finder’s fee. On April 11, 2022, Plaintiffs TOA Trading LLC and Munshibari LLC filed a complaint against Mullen Automotive, Inc. and Mullen Technologies, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. On May 18, 2022, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative, Transfer Venue. Plaintiffs filed their opposition on June 3, 2022. The Company filed its reply on June 8, 2022. The court has taken the motions under submission. The Company expects a ruling in the second quarter 2023.

Based upon information presently known to management, the Company believes that the potential liability from this claim, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. Therefore, no liability has been reflected on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Mullen Stockholder Litigation

Margaret Schaub v. Mullen Automotive, Inc.

On May 5, 2022, Plaintiff Margaret Schaub, a purported stockholder, filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court Central District of California against the Company, as well as its Chief Executive Officer, David Michery, and the Chief Executive Officer of a predecessor entity, Oleg Firer (the “Schaub Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit was brought by Schaub both individually and on behalf of a putative class of the Company’s shareholders, claiming false or misleading statements regarding the Company’s business partnerships, technology, and manufacturing capabilities, and alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.  The Schaub Lawsuit seeks to certify a putative class of shareholders, and seeks monetary damages, as well as an award of reasonable fees and expenses.

On August 4, 2022, the Court issued an order consolidating the Schaub Lawsuit with the case captioned David Gru v. Mullen Automotive, Inc.), and appointing lead plaintiff and lead counsel.

On September 23, 2022, Lead Plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (“Amended Complaint”) against the Company, Mr. Michery, and the Company’s predecessor, Mullen Technologies, Inc., premised on the same purported violations of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, seeking to certify a putative class of shareholders, and seeking an award of monetary damages, as well as reasonable fees and expenses.  Defendants filed their motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint on November 22, 2022, and a hearing on the motion to dismiss is currently scheduled for April 14, 2023.  

Jeff Witt v. Mullen Automotive, Inc.

On August 1, 2022, Jeff Witt and Joseph Birbigalia, purported stockholders, filed a derivative action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Company as a nominal defendant, Mr. Michery, Mr. Firer, and current or former Company directors Ignacio Novoa, Mary Winter, Kent Puckett, Mark Betor, William Miltner and Jonathan New (the “Witt Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, waste of corporate assets, and violation of Section 14 of the Exchange Act primarily in connection with the issues and claims asserted in the Schaub Lawsuit.  The Witt Lawsuit seeks monetary damages, as well as an award of reasonable fees and expenses.  

On November 8, 2022, the Court consolidated this matter and the Morsy Lawsuit (see below) into one case, and on November 30, 2022 stayed the consolidated derivative action pending (1) dismissal of the consolidated securities class action (the Schaub Lawsuit discussed above), or (2) the filing of an answer in the consolidated securities class action and notice by any party that they no longer consent to the voluntary stay of this consolidated derivative action.  The case currently remains stayed.

Hany Morsy v. David Michery, et al.

On September 30, 2022, Hany Morsy, a purported stockholder, filed a derivative action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Company as a nominal defendant, Mr. Michery, Mr. Firer, former Company officer and director, Jerry Alban, and Company directors Mr. Novoa, Ms. Winter, Mr. Puckett, Mr. Betor, Mr. Miltner, and Mr. New (the “Morsy Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and violation of Section 14 of the Exchange Act primarily in connection with the issues and claims asserted in the Schaub Lawsuit.  The Morsy Lawsuit seeks to direct the Company to improve its corporate governance and internal procedures, and also seeks monetary damages, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, restitution, and an award of reasonable fees and expenses.

On November 8, 2022, the Court consolidated this matter and the Witt Lawsuit (see above) into one case and stayed the consolidated action (as discussed above). Based upon information presently known to management, the Company believes that the potential liability from this claim, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. Therefore, no liability has been reflected on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Thomas Robbins v. David Michery, et al.

On December 7, 2022, Thomas Robbins, a purported stockholder, filed a stockholder class action complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company, Mr. Michery, and current or former Company directors Mr. Novoa, Ms. Winter, Mr. Betor, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Miltner, Mr. Puckett, and Mr. New (the “Robbins Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under 8 Del. C. §§ 225, 227, and 242 related to the vote on a series of proposal at a special meeting of Company stockholders that was held on December 23, 2022, and asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty against all Company directors (except Mr. New).  The Robbins Lawsuit also seeks an award of fees and costs related to this action.

On December 16, 2022, the Court entered a limited status quo order in the Robbins Lawsuit (the “Status Quo Order”), with respect to the vote of shares at the Company’s December 23, 2022 special meeting (or any adjournment thereof), pending final disposition of this action.  On January 5, 2023, the Court consolidated this action with the Foley Lawsuit (discussed below), appointing lead plaintiffs and lead counsel.  On January 25, 2023, the Court entered an order vacating the Status Quo Order.

Patrick V.P. Foley, Jr. and Jeffrey Pudlinski v. David Michery, et al.

On December 13, 2022, Patrick V.P. Foley, Jr. and Jeffrey Pudlinski, purported stockholders, filed a stockholder class action complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against the Company, Mr. Michery, and current or former Company directors Mr. Novoa, Ms. Winter, Mr. Betor, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Miltner, Mr. Puckett, and Mr. New (the “Foley Lawsuit”).  This lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under 8 Del. C. §§ 225, 227, and 242 related to the vote on a series of proposal at a special meeting of Company stockholders that was held on December 23, 2022, and asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty against all Company directors (except Mr. New).  The Foley Lawsuit also seeks an award of fees and costs related to this action.

On January 5, 2023, the Court consolidated this action with the Robbins Lawsuit (discussed above), appointing lead plaintiffs and lead counsel.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 18 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with Affiliates

Prior to its corporate reorganization on November 5, 2021, Previous Mullen operated as a division of Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“MTI”). Subsequent to the corporate reorganization, the Company has provided management and accounting services to MTI. As of December 31, 2022, the Company incurred approximately $1.2 million of costs on behalf of MTI, which is reflected within non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

These following individuals comprise the board of directors of Bollinger Motors and are considers affiliates.

Name of Director	Company	Function
David Michery	Mullen Automotive	Chairman, CEO, and President
Mary Winter	Mullen Automotive	Director and Secretary
Robert Bollinger	Bollinger Motors	Founder and CEO
John Masters	Bollinger Motors	Director

Director Provided Services

William Miltner

William Miltner is a litigation attorney who provides legal services to Mullen Automotive and its subsidiaries. Mr. Miltner also is an elected Director for the Company, beginning his term in August 2021. For the three months ending December 31, 2022, Mr. Miltner received $146,687 for services rendered. Mr. Miltner has been providing legal services to us since 2020.

Ignacio Novoa

On June 9, 2022, the board of directors of the Company appointed Ignacio Novoa as a director effective as of June 28, 2022.  Prior to his appointment, on January 12, 2022, the Company and Mr. Novoa entered into a 1-year Consulting Agreement, whereby Mr. Novoa provides electric vehicle market research, analysis of market trends in the electric vehicle industry and other research and services.

Mary Winter

On October 26, 2021, the Company entered into a 1-year consulting agreement with Mary Winter, Corporate Secretary and Director, to compensate for Corporate Secretary Services and director responsibilities in the amount of $60,000 annually or $5,000 per month.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 19 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Company management has evaluated subsequent events through February 14, 2023, which is the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. Except as discussed below, management has determined that there were no subsequent events which required recognition, adjustment to or disclosure to the financial statements:

Special Shareholder Meeting Results

At the Special Meeting of Mullen Shareholders held on January 25, 2023, in order to meet NASDAQ listing requirements, a proposal for implementation of a reverse stock split was approved, which the company does not plan to enact in the event the stock eclipses the $1 mark between now and September 6th. Should the price of the Mullen common stock not reach $1 per share, management plans to implement the reverse split at a magnitude determined at that time.

Also at the Special meeting, shareholders approved the proposal to increase the Company’s authorized Common Share capital from 1.75 billion to 5 billion shares and a corresponding increase of 500,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock. As a result, Mullen’s authorized capital stock increased from 2.25 billion shares to 5.5 billion shares.

Series C Preferred Stock Dividend Waiver

On January 13, 2023, the Company and holders of Series C Preferred Stock entered into a waiver agreement pursuant to which such holders irrevocably waived their right to receive any and all cumulative 15.0% per annum fixed dividends on such Preferred Stock, including all unpaid accrued and accumulated dividends, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Settlement Agreement– Warrants Exercise and Share Issuance

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into Settlement Agreements and Releases with Acuitas Capital LLC, Jim Fallon and Mank Capital (the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Holders agreed to remit to the Company an aggregate of approximately $17.8 million (collectively, the “Settlement Payment”) for the erroneous issuance by the Company of an aggregate exercise of 1,660,988 warrants for approximately 79 million common shares of stock.

In consideration of the settlement, the Holders received the right to purchase (the “Settlement Additional Purchase Right”) additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants equal to $20 million as provided under the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2022 (as amended, the “Series D Securities Purchase Agreement”) of units, consisting of one share of Preferred Stock and 185% Warrants for each share of Preferred Stock issued.   The Settlement Additional Purchase Right may be exercised by a Holder in accordance with the same terms that apply to Additional Purchases as described in the Series D Securities Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that if a Holder exercises its Settlement Additional Purchase Right, it shall receive Additional Warrants for shares of Common Stock in exchange for the issue of a promissory note  that will bear an annual interest rate of 3.5%.

Stock Subscription

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into a promissory note with Acuitas Capital LLC (the “Borrower”) whereby Borrower unconditionally promises to pay the Company the principal amount of $17,721,868, together with all accrued interest thereon, as provided in this Promissory Note.  For December 31, 2022, this amount is recorded as a stock subscription receivable.

The promissory note bears an annual interest rate of 3.5% and the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts payable under this Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the date on which shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock and Warrants issued pursuant to the Settlement Additional Purchase Right have been reserved for issuance and that the resale of such reserved shares of Common Stock have been registered on a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) February 1, 2024.  The Borrower may prepay at any time.  

Settlement Agreement– Series D Securities Purchase Agreement

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release in which investors waived the default prior to February 1, 2023, under the Series D Securities Purchase Agreement, and the Notes and the Warrants that were issued pursuant to Amendment No. 3. to the Series D Securities Purchase Agreement.  In exchange, the Company grants the investors the right to purchase additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock and warrants in an amount equal to such investor’s pro rata portion of $10 million.  

Warrants issued pursuant to Settlement Agreements

Warrants issued pursuant to the Settlement Additional Purchase Right and the Second Additional Purchase Right will permit cashless exercise to be calculated as a function of the warrant’s Black-Scholes value.

The exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants will further be adjusted upon the occurrence of certain events and holders will be allowed to participate in certain issuances and distributions (subject to certain limitations and restrictions), including certain stock dividends and splits and distributions of assets. The warrants will provide for certain purchase rights whereby if the Company grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the holder will be entitled to acquire such purchase rights which the holder could have acquired if the holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of the warrant. The Company would also agree not to enter into any fundamental, transaction, such as a merger, sale of more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares, sale of substantially all assets, or business combination, unless the successor entity assumes all of the obligations of the Company under the Warrants and the other transaction documents related to the warrants.

The Company must reserve out of authorized and unissued shares a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 250% of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of the warrants from time to time. If the Company fails to timely deliver shares upon exercise of the Warrant, the Company will be required to either (A) pay the holder for each trading day on which shares are not delivered 1% of the product of the number of shares not so issued multiplied by the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the required delivery date, or (B) if the holder purchases shares of Common Stock in anticipation of delivery of shares upon exercise of the Warrant, cash in an amount equal to holder’s total purchase price of such shares. The exercisability of the warrants may also be limited if, upon exercise, the holder and its affiliates would in aggregate beneficially own more than 9.99% of the common stock.

Utica Equipment Finance

During January 2023, the Company paid a $125,000 underwriting deposit to Utica Equipment Finance (“UEF”) for underwriting a lease commitment of up to $50,000,000.  UEF will advance up to 75% of the forced liquidation value of equipment provided to secure the lease.  The lease term is 48 months with a lease factor of 2.934% of the funding amount.  There is a 10% fee on the funded amount at end of lease term as well as annual fees of $10,000 plus travel costs for annual equipment reinspection.  The underwriting deposit is refundable up to $100,000 or will otherwise be used to pay expenses associated with the lease.  

Common Stock Issuances

During January, 2023, the Company issued 34,032,329 shares with a value of $9,561,561 which was primarily for CEO Equity Incentive.

Between January 6, 2023, and February 8, 2023, the Company issued 19,513,727 shares for consulting services with a value of $7,412,744.

Partial Conversion of $150 Million Note

On February 9, 2022, approximately $40 million of the $150 million note was converted for 132,013,202 shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants to purchase 244,224,424 shares of common stock.

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RESTATEMENT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

RESTATEMENT

RESTATEMENT

NOTE 20 - RESTATEMENT

Prior to the initial issuance of the Company's financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022, management determined that the warrants issued with the preferred stock did not meet the conditions for equity classification, requiring liability treatment and measured at fair value. In addition, management also discovered that it did not reflect the impact of amendments that resulted in modifications in privileges for the warrants issued with the Series C Preferred Stock, which should have been accounted for as a deemed dividend at the time of modification.  

The following table summarizes the impacts of these error corrections on the Company's financial statements for each of the periods presented below:

Statement of operations
	Impact of correction of error - year
Quarter ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)	As previously reported	Adjustments	As restated
Loss from operations	(14,058,407)	—	(14,058,407)
Other financing costs - initial recognition of warrants at fair value	—	(108,979,229)	(108,979,229)
Revaluation of warrants	—	(10,618,382)	(10,618,382)
Other expenses	(22,405,532)	—	(22,405,532)
Net loss	(36,463,939)	(119,597,611)	(156,061,550)
Loss per share	(2.09)		(8.93)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	17,471,173		17,471,173

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition

Business Combination

Business acquisitions are accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805 “Business Combinations”. FASB ASC 805 requires the reporting entity to identify the acquirer, determine the acquisition date, recognize and measure the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity, and recognize and measure goodwill or a gain from the purchase. The acquiree’s results are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values and the excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill. Adjustments to fair value assessments are recorded to goodwill over the measurement period (not longer than twelve months). The acquisition method also requires that acquisition-related transaction and post-acquisition restructuring costs be charged to expense. The Company completed the acquisition of Bollinger Motors, Inc on September 7, 2022.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the carve-out financial statements and the reported amounts of total expenses in the reporting periods. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, fair value of long-lived assets, fair value of financial instruments, depreciable lives of property and equipment, income taxes, contingencies, and inputs used to value stock-based compensation, valuation of common and preferred stock and warrants.

Additionally, the rates of interest on several debt agreements have been imputed where there was no stated interest rate within the original agreement. The imputed interest results in adjustments to the debt amounts reported in our condensed

consolidated financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP. Loan valuations issues can arise when trying to determine the debt attributes, such as discount rate, credit loss factors, liquidity discounts, and pricing.

Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for adjustments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

Risks and Uncertainties

The Company operates within an industry that is subject to rapid technological change, intense competition, and serves an industry that has significant government regulations. It is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including competitive, financial, developmental, operational, technological, required knowledge of industry governmental regulations, and other risks associated with an emerging business. Any one or combination of these or other risks could have a substantial influence on our future operations and prospects for commercial success.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Company management considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 or September 30, 2022.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

Funds that are not available for immediate use and must use for a specific purpose. These funds include the refundable deposits for individuals and businesses who have made deposits for Mullen and Bollinger vehicles and the cash in escrow. On December 31, 2022, the restricted cash balance was $39,357,576. Customer deposits are accounted for within other liabilities.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses consist of various advance payments made for goods or services to be received in the future. These prepaid expenses include insurance and other contracted services requiring up-front payments.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the assets. Repairs and maintenance expenditures that do not extend the useful lives of related assets are expensed as incurred.

Estimated Useful Lives

Description	Life
Buildings	30 Years
Furniture and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Computer and Software	1 to 5 Years
Machinery and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Leasehold Improvements	Shorter of the estimated useful life or the underlying lease term
Vehicles	5 Years
Intangibles	5 to 10 Years

Expenditures for major improvements are capitalized, while minor replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the asset lives, are charged to operations as incurred. Upon sale or disposition, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in operations. Company management continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying balances of its property,

equipment and leasehold improvements may not be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Prior to Mullen’s capitalization and corporate reorganization, our operations were included in the tax filings of MTI. The cash and deferred tax positions between us and MTI and are formalized in a tax sharing agreement.

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the consolidated financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

There are transactions that occur during the ordinary course of business for which the ultimate tax determination may be uncertain. At December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, there were no material changes to either the nature or the amounts of the uncertain tax positions.

The Company’s income tax provision consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes based on enacted rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We maintain a full valuation allowance against the value of our U.S. and state net deferred tax assets because management does not believe the recoverability of the tax assets meets the “more likely than not” likelihood at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of acquired and developed intellectual property and website development costs. In accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Others,” goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are no longer subject to amortization but are tested for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Intangible assets with determinate lives are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Amortizable intangible assets generally are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods up to 120 months. The costs to periodically renew our intangible assets are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically evaluates property, plant and equipment and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a potential impairment may have occurred. If such events or changes in circumstances arise, the Company compares the carrying amount of the long-lived assets to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the long-lived assets. If the estimated aggregate undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the long-lived assets, an impairment charge, calculated as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets, is recorded. The fair value of the long-lived assets is determined based on the estimated discounted cash flows expected to be generated from the long-lived assets. The Company has not recorded any such impairment charges during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Other Assets

Other Assets

Other assets are comprised primarily of Coda electric vehicles and related parts, Show Room vehicles, and security deposits related to the Company’s property leases related to the EV business.

Extinguishment of Liabilities

Extinguishment of Liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or expired.

Leases

Leases

The Company follows the provisions of Accounting Standards Update, “Leases” (ASU 2016 02), which requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset for the lease term.

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses are expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid and are classified within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include all non-production related expenses incurred by us in any given period. This includes expenses such as professional fees, salaries, rent, repairs and maintenance, utilities and office expense, employee benefits, depreciation and amortization, advertising and marketing, settlements and penalties, taxes, and licenses. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in G&A expenses. Other than trade show expenses which are deferred until occurrence of the future event, we expense advertising costs as incurred in accordance with ASC 720-35, “Other Expenses – Advertising Cost.”

Research and Development Costs

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs associated with the development of our electric vehicle product lines.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards issued by the Company in accordance with ASC Subtopic 718-10, “Compensation – Share Compensation”, which requires fair value measurement on the grant date and recognition of compensation expense for all common shares of the Company issued to employees, non-employees and directors. The fair value of non-marketable share-based awards has been estimated based on an independent valuation. The Company’s common and preferred share valuations have been appraised by an independent financial valuation advisor, based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Key assumptions and approaches to value used in estimating fair value, includes economic and industry data; business valuation; prior transactions; option value method and other cost, income, and market value approaches. Share-based compensation is included within general and administrative expenses.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

We have related party transactions with certain of our directors, officers, and principal stockholders. These transactions are entered into in the ordinary course of business and include operational loans, convertible debt, and warrants providing financial support associated with the borrowing of funds.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We apply fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value, Company management considers the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risk. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk

Concentrations of Business and Credit Risk

We maintain cash balances in several financial institutions that are insured by either the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Association up to certain federal limitations, generally $250,000. At times, our cash balance may exceed these federal limitations and maintains significant cash on hand at certain of its locations. However, we have not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes we are not exposed to any significant credit risk on these accounts. The amounts in excess of insured limits as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 are $67.3 million and $53.3 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting standard updates issued but not yet added were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net Useful Lives

Description	Life
Buildings	30 Years
Furniture and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Computer and Software	1 to 5 Years
Machinery and Equipment	3 to 7 Years
Leasehold Improvements	Shorter of the estimated useful life or the underlying lease term
Vehicles	5 Years
Intangibles	5 to 10 Years

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PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS

Schedule of allocation of purchase price by asset category

Asset Category	Fair Value Allocation
Land	$	1,440,000
Buildings and site improvements		41,287,038
Personal property subtotal		33,577,045
Identified intangible: engineering design		22,112,791
Inventory		6,958,158
Total Identified Assets	$	105,375,032

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of finite lived intangible assets

	December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
	Gross				Net		Gross				Net
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Website design and development	$	2,660,391		(1,330,195)	$	1,330,195	$	2,660,391	$	(1,108,496)	$	1,551,895
Intellectual property		58,375,794		(1,908,177)		56,467,618		58,375,794		(438,581)		57,937,213
Patents		32,391,186		(1,020,544)		31,370,642		32,391,186		(204,109)		32,187,077
Engineer design - ELMS		22,112,791		(184,273)		21,928,518		—		—		—
Other		1,820,994		(80,876)		1,740,118		1,820,994		(16,175)		1,804,819
Trademark		540,840		—		540,840		466,014		—		466,014
Total Intangible Assets	$	117,901,996	$	(4,524,065)	$	113,377,931	$	95,714,379	$	(1,767,361)	$	93,947,018

Schedule of future amortization expense for finite-lived intellectual property

Years Ended December 31,	Future Amortization
2023 (nine months)	$	9,299,099
2024		12,202,651
2025		11,537,553
2026		11,537,553
2027		11,537,553
Thereafter		56,722,682
Total Future Amortization Expense	$	112,837,091

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DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

DEBT

Schedule of indebtedness of short term and long term debt

The following is a summary of our indebtedness at December 31, 2022:

	Net Carrying Value
	Unpaid Principal						Contractual	Contractual
Type of Debt	Balance		Current		Long-Term		Interest Rate	Maturity
Matured notes	$	3,051,085	$	3,051,085	$	-	0 - 10%	2019 - 2021
Promissory notes		-		-		-	NA	NA
Convertible notes		90,597,123		90,597,123		-	15.00%	2023
Real Estate notes		5,238,259		238,259		5,000,000	5.00 - 8.99%	2023-2024
Loans and advances		557,800		557,800		-	0.00%	2016 - 2018
Less: debt discount		(716,535)		(607,010)		(109,525)	NA	NA
Total Debt	$	98,727,732	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475

The following is a summary of our indebtedness at September 30, 2022:

	Net Carrying Value
	Unpaid Principal						Contractual	Contractual
Type of Debt	Balance		Current		Long-Term		Interest Rate	Maturity
Matured notes	$	3,051,085	$	3,051,085	$	—	0.00 - 10.00%	2019 - 2021
Promissory notes		1,096,787		—		1,096,787	28.00%	2024
Real Estate note		5,247,612		247,612		5,000,000	5.0 - 8.99%	2023 - 2024
Loan advances		557,800		557,800		—	0.00 - 10.00%	2016 – 2018
Less: debt discount		(932,235)		—		(932,235)	NA	NA
Total Debt	$	9,021,049	$	3,856,497	$	5,164,552

Scheduled Debt Maturities

The following scheduled debt maturities at December 31, 2022:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2023 (9 months)		2024		Total
Total Debt	$	93,837,257	$	4,890,475	$	98,727,732

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DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Schedule of fair value of derivative liability on recurring basis

		December 31,	Quoted Prices		Significant		Significant
		2022	in Active		Other		Unobservable
			Markets for		Observable		Inputs
			Identical Assets		Inputs		(Level 3)
			(Level 1)		(Level 2)
Derivative liability	$	261,480,084	$	-	$	-	$	261,480,084

A summary of the changes in derivative liability

Balance, September 30, 2022	$	-
Transfers in due to issuance of warrants w/o having adequate authorized unissued shares available		244,510,164
Derivative liability authorized shares shortfall (P&L)		26,932,880
Transfers in due to reclassification of equity instruments to derivative liabilities resulting from lack of authorized common shares		528,305
Transfers out due to conversions of convertible notes and accrued interest into common shares		(10,491,265)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	261,480,084

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Summary of warrant activity

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the three months ended December 31, 2022:

		Weighted Average
	MAI shares	Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding at September 30, 2022	150,838,086	$	0.60352
Warrants exercised	150,838,086	$	0.60352
Warrants granted	408,532,797	$	0.303
Warrants expired	—	$	—
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2022	408,532,797	$	0.303

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LOSS PER SHARE (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

LOSS PER SHARE

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted net income per share

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	(376,275,786)	$	(156,061,550)
Less: accumulated preferred stock dividends		(638,677)		-
Net income used in computing basic net income per share of common stock	$	(376,914,463)	$	(156,061,550)
Net loss per share	$	(0.28)	$	(8.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		1,360,570,075		17,471,173

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SHARE- BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of composition of stock-based compensation expense

	For the three months ended December 31,
Composition of Stock-Based Compensation Expense	2022		2021
Directors, officers and employees share-based compensation	$	36,376,972	$	1,604,293
Shares issued to consultants for services		4,376,438		2,495,487
Total share-based compensation expense	$	40,753,410	$	4,099,780

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued expense - other	$	1,462,046	$	3,529,383
IRS tax liability		1,245,024		1,744,707
Accrued payroll		499,814		534,782
Accrued interest		3,019,085		1,377,008
Total	$	6,225,969	$	7,185,881

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PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET

Schedule of property and equipment, net

	December 31,		September 30,
	2022		2022
Building	$	51,251,890	$	8,306,697
Furniture and equipment		550,532		556,948
Vehicles		170,499		96,363
Computer hardware and software		1,082,334		1,013,308
Machinery and equipment		41,017,969		7,383,612
Construction-in-progress		548,915		269,778
Leasehold improvements		111,570		76,438
Subtotal		94,733,709		17,703,144
Less: accumulated depreciation		(4,937,051)		(2,899,428)
Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net	$	89,796,658	$	14,803,716

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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

Schedule of other assets

	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022
Other Assets
Other assets	$	101,833	$	81,588
Show room vehicles		2,616,426		2,982,986
Security deposits		671,034		281,057
Total Other Assets	$	3,389,293	$	3,345,631

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OPERATING EXPENSES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

OPERATING EXPENSES

Schedule of Operating Expenses

General and Administrative Expenses consists of the following:

	Three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Professional fees	$	8,652,777	$	5,139,332
Salaries		44,142,360		3,161,920
Depreciation		4,388,355		307,699
Amortization		405,972		—
Lease		831,090		459,535
Settlements and penalties		20,844		294,812
Employee benefits		1,033,638		368,052
Utilities and office expense		255,039		179,028
Advertising and promotions		2,968,234		2,452,790
Taxes and licenses		102,358		72,279
Repairs and maintenance		181,239		19,220
Executive expenses and directors' fees		209,044		—
Listing and regulatory fees		1,301,844		—
Outside labor		78,534		—
Other		424,683		446,416
Total	$	64,996,011	$	12,901,084

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LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

LEASES

Summary of lease assets and liabilities and lease costs

The table below presents information regarding our lease assets and liabilities:

	December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	4,763,589		$	4,597,052
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, current		(1,696,626)			(1,428,474)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		(3,381,024)			(3,359,354)
Total lease liabilities	$	(5,077,650)		$	(4,787,828)
Weighted average remaining lease terms:
Operating leases		2.14 years			2.63 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases		28	%		28	%

Operating lease costs:	For the three months ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Fixed lease cost	$	771,771	$	286,482
Variable lease cost		31,288		129,605
Short-term lease cost		—		96,592
Sublease income		(63,857)		(53,144)
Total operating lease costs	$	739,202	$	459,535

Summary of maturities of operating lease liabilities

Years ending
December 31,
2023 (9 months)	$	2,134,292
2024		2,700,815
2025		2,088,711
2026		243,539
2027		15,173
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments	$	7,182,530
Less: imputed interest		(2,104,880)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	5,077,650

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Summary of related party transactions

Name of Director	Company	Function
David Michery	Mullen Automotive	Chairman, CEO, and President
Mary Winter	Mullen Automotive	Director and Secretary
Robert Bollinger	Bollinger Motors	Founder and CEO
John Masters	Bollinger Motors	Director

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RESTATEMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

RESTATEMENT

Schedule of impacts of error corrections

The following table summarizes the impacts of these error corrections on the Company's financial statements for each of the periods presented below:

Statement of operations
	Impact of correction of error - year
Quarter ended December 31, 2021 (Unaudited)	As previously reported	Adjustments	As restated
Loss from operations	(14,058,407)	—	(14,058,407)
Other financing costs - initial recognition of warrants at fair value	—	(108,979,229)	(108,979,229)
Revaluation of warrants	—	(10,618,382)	(10,618,382)
Other expenses	(22,405,532)	—	(22,405,532)
Net loss	(36,463,939)	(119,597,611)	(156,061,550)
Loss per share	(2.09)		(8.93)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	17,471,173		17,471,173

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 13, 2022	Sep. 07, 2022
ELMS' manufacturing plant in Mishawaka Indiana, all inventory, and intellectual property for their Class 1 and Class 3 vehicles
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Acquisition of assets	$ 105.0
Bollinger Motors, Inc
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Total consideration		$ 148.6
Beneficial ownership		60.00%
Amount of vendor payables assumed and paid at closing	$ 10.0

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LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, AND GOING CONCERN
Cash and restricted cash		$ 107,429,211	$ 84,375,085	$ 61,460	$ 42,174
Cash used in operating activities		(33,200,000)
Proceeds from unsecured convertible notes	$ 150,000,000
Accumulated Deficit		(1,266,183,241)	$ (889,907,455)
Working capital deficit		$ 261,900,000

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	30 years
Furniture and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Furniture and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Computer hardware and software | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Computer hardware and software | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	1 year
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Intangibles | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Intangibles | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	39,357,576	30,289,400
Amounts in excess of insured limits	$ 67,300,000	$ 53,300,000
Maximum
Amortization period	120 months

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PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS - Purchase price allocation (Details) - ELMS $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2022 item	Oct. 13, 2022 USD ($)
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Approximate sale consideration approved | $		$ 105
Maximum number of vehicles capable to produce per year | item	50,000

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PURCHASE OF ASSETS FROM ELMS - Fair value allocation (Details)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Asset acquisition
Personal property subtotal	$ 33,600,000
ELMS
Asset acquisition
Land	1,440,000
Buildings and site improvements	41,287,038
Personal property subtotal	33,577,045
Identified intangible: engineering design	22,112,791
Inventory	6,958,158
Total Identified Assets	$ 105,375,032

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible assets - General information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets recorded	$ 117,901,996	$ 95,714,379	$ 5,361
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Engineer Design - ELMS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets recorded	$ 22,187,617
Engineer Design - ELMS | ELMS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets recorded	$ 22,200,000
Intellectual Property
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average Useful life	9 years 7 months 6 days

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible assets - Total (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 117,901,996	$ 95,714,379	$ 5,361
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	(4,524,065)	(1,767,361)
Net Carrying Amount	113,377,931	93,947,018
Trademarks
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Trademark	540,840	466,014
Website design and development
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite-lived	2,660,391	2,660,391
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	(1,330,195)	(1,108,496)
Net Carrying Amount	1,330,195	1,551,895
Intellectual property
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite-lived	58,375,794	58,375,794
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	(1,908,177)	(438,581)
Net Carrying Amount	56,467,618	57,937,213
Patents
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite-lived	32,391,186	32,391,186
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	(1,020,544)	(204,109)
Net Carrying Amount	31,370,642	32,187,077
Engineer Design - ELMS
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite-lived	22,112,791
Gross Carrying Amount	22,187,617
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	(184,273)
Net Carrying Amount	21,928,518
Other
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount, Finite-lived	1,820,994	1,820,994
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	(80,876)	(16,175)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 1,740,118	$ 1,804,819

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of total future amortization expense for finite-lived intellectual property (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Future Amortization Expense
2023 (nine months)	$ 9,299,099
2024	12,202,651
2025	11,537,553
2026	11,537,553
2027	11,537,553
Thereafter	56,722,682
Total Future Amortization	112,837,091
Amortization	$ 2,756,704	$ 223,676

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DEBT - Summary of our indebtedness (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 15, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 07, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 98,727,732	$ 98,727,732		$ 9,021,049
Current		93,837,257		3,856,497
Long-term		4,890,475		5,164,552
Less: debt discount		(716,535)		(932,235)
Less: debt discount (Current)		(607,010)
Less: debt discount (Long-Term)		(109,525)		(932,235)
Matured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance		3,051,085		3,051,085
Current, before debt discount		$ 3,051,085		$ 3,051,085
Matured notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate		10.00%		0.10%
Matured notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate		0.00%		0.00%
Promissory notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance				$ 1,096,787
Long-term, before debt discount				$ 1,096,787
Contractual Interest Rate				0.28%	8.99%
Convertible notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance		$ 90,597,123
Current, before debt discount		$ 90,597,123
Contractual Interest Rate		0.15%	15.00%
Real Estate notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance		$ 5,238,259		$ 5,247,612
Current, before debt discount		238,259		247,612
Long-term, before debt discount		$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000
Real Estate notes | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate		8.99%		8.99%
Real Estate notes | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate		5.00%		5.00%
Loans and advances
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance		$ 557,800		$ 557,800
Current, before debt discount		$ 557,800		$ 557,800
Contractual Interest Rate		0.00%
Loans and advances | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate				10.00%
Loans and advances | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rate				0.00%

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DEBT - Scheduled debt maturities (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Maturities
2023 (9 months)	$ 93,837,257
2024	4,890,475
Net Carrying Value Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 98,727,732	$ 98,727,732	$ 9,021,049

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DEBT - Notes and Advances (Details) - Promissory notes - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 07, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.99%			0.28%
Principal amount	$ 5,000,000
Debt instrument interest expense		$ 2,134,517	$ 3,247,185
Amortization of debt discount	$ 1,157,209	150,151,130	19,212,176
Derivative liability		244,510,164
Additional interest expense		94,510,164
Carrying amount of debt settled via issuance of stock during the period		95,750,938	$ 23,192,500
Remaining unamortized discount		$ 716,535

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DEBT - Drawbridge Relationship (Details) - A&R Note - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2022	Jul. 23, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 17, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares issued on conversion of note	28,000,000
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.9918
Principal amount	$ 1,096,787
Issuance of common stock for convertible notes (in shares)	17,500,000
Common shares accounted within liability to issue shares			10,500,000
Additional penalty	$ 3,495,000
Maximum | Series E Preferred Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Series E Preferred Stock shares yet to be created				$ 25,000,000
Other DBI
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 23,831,554
Maturity term		2 years

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DEBT - Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note and Security Agreement (Details)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2022 USD ($) shares	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($) shares	Oct. 14, 2022 USD ($) D shares	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt discount					$ 716,535			$ 932,235
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt					1,096,787
Loss on extinguishment					$ (6,412,170)	$ 74,509
Debt premium						$ 19,212,176
A&R Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Liability to issue common shares | shares					10,500,000
Convertible note payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt converted	$ 59,402,877			$ 59,402,877
Debt instrument accrued interest					$ 3,019,085			$ 1,374,925
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt ( in shares) | shares	220,828,539
Debt instrument interest expense	$ 94,510,164				$ 150,000,000
Face amount of debt							$ 150,000,000
A&R Note | A&R Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Liability to issue common shares | shares			10,710,000
A&R Note | Esousa Holdings, LLC | A&R Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt converted			$ 1,032,217
Debt discount			64,570
Debt instrument accrued interest			$ 316,127
Liability to issue common shares | shares			10,500,000
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt			$ 12,945,914
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt ( in shares) | shares			23,000,000
Shares issued fair value			$ 5,524,600
Loss on extinguishment			$ 6,412,170
Debt discount rate			5.00%
Trading days | D			10
Debt instrument interest expense			$ 681,364
Debt premium			$ 681,364
A&R Note | Esousa Holdings, LLC | Convertible note payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt premium		$ 681,364
Face amount of debt		$ 12,945,914
Shares issuable upon conversion | shares		62,048,066
Accrued interest		$ 171,174

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DEBT - Convertible Notes (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 14, 2022 USD ($) tranche $ / shares	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	May 06, 2021 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from investors in exchange for notes convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock	$ 150,000,000
Warrants term							5 years
Warrants exercise price | $ / shares							$ 0.6877
Amendment No. 3 to Securities Purchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from investors in exchange for notes convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock		$ 150,000,000
Remaining Commitment Amount, Number of tranches | tranche		2
Share Purchase Price, Floor price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.10
Additional consideration for issuance of warrants		$ 0
Percentage of Preferred Stock exercisable for warrants		185.00%
Series D Preferred Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Closing price of the Common Stock | $ / shares				$ 1.27
Series D Preferred Stock | Amendment No. 3 to Securities Purchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining Commitment Amount		$ 90,000,000
Closing price of the Common Stock | $ / shares		$ 1.27
Convertible notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 150,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				0.15%	15.00%
Conversion ratio	1.85
Warrants term	5 years
Derivative liability	$ 244,510,164
Increase in debt discount	150,000,000
Debt instrument interest expense	94,510,164			$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument accrued interest				$ 3,019,085		$ 1,374,925
Amount of debt converted	$ 59,402,877		$ 59,402,877
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt ( in shares) | shares	220,828,539
Amount of reduction in derivative liabilities	$ 10,491,265
Gain on conversion	$ 9,965,728
Convertible notes | Share conversion price lower of (i) $0.303; or (ii) the closing price on November 18, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue price | $ / shares	$ 0.303

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DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Embedded Derivatives (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Estimated fair value of embedded derivatives	$ 261,480,084
Expected term (in years) | Minimum
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	0.08
Expected term (in years) | Minimum | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	0.02
Expected term (in years) | Maximum
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	10
Expected term (in years) | Maximum | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	10
Volatility | Minimum
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	1.35
Volatility | Minimum | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	1.35
Volatility | Maximum
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	1.51
Volatility | Maximum | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	1.51
Dividend yield
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	0
Dividend yield | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	0
Risk-free interest rate | Minimum
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	3.88
Risk-free interest rate | Minimum | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	3.77
Risk-free interest rate | Maximum
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	4.12
Risk-free interest rate | Maximum | Revaluation prior to conversion of underlying instrument
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Embedded derivative, measurement input	3.97

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DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	$ 261,480,084	$ 84,799,179
Recurring
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	261,480,084
Recurring | Level 3
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	$ 261,480,084

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DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Changes in derivative liability (Details) - Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
CHANGES IN DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
Derivative liability authorized shares shortfall (P&L)	$ 26,932,880
Transfers out due to conversions of convertible notes and accrued interest into common shares	(10,491,265)
Balance, December 31, 2022	261,480,084
Issuance of warrants w/o having adequate authorized unissued shares available
CHANGES IN DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
Transfers in due to	244,510,164
Reclassification of equity instruments to derivative liabilities resulting from lack of authorized common shares
CHANGES IN DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
Transfers in due to	$ 528,305

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Preferred Stock, Series AA and Series D Preferred Stock (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 17, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, shares authorized			500,000,000		500,000,000
Preferred Stock, par value			$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, shares issued			1,575,079		5,721,897
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding			1,575,079		5,721,897
Preferred shares issued for cash		$ 20,000,000
Series AA Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, shares authorized			1
Preferred Stock, shares issued			1		0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding			1		0
Voting rights	$ 1,300,000,000
Preferred shares issued for cash (in shares)	1
Preferred shares issued for cash	$ 25,000
Consideration for redemption of preferred stock	$ 25,000
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, shares authorized			437,500,001		437,500,001
Preferred Stock, shares issued			363,098		4,359,652
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding			363,098		4,359,652
Series D Preferred Stock | Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares designated				87,500,001
Series D Preferred Stock | Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares designated				437,500,001

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Registration Statement Form S-3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 21, 2022	Oct. 14, 2022
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Maximum number of shares registered as resale by certain stockholders		900,000,000
Number of shares registered as resale		23,000,000
Shares issuable upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock		350,000,000
Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants		527,000,000
Registration of Shares resold pursuant to issuance upon conversion of convertible notes issued to the Selling Stockholders	220,828,539
Proceeds from investors in exchange for notes convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock	$ 150

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STOCKHOLDERS, EQUITY - Redemption Rights and Dividends (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) D	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Trading Days	10
Number of Consecutive Trading Days	20
Average Daily Trading Volume of Common Stock	$ 2,000,000.0
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends declared or paid	$ 0	$ 0
Series C Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price in first year	0.00%
Percentage of redemption price in second year	120.00%
Percentage of redemption price in third year	115.00%
Percentage of redemption price in fourth year	110.00%
Percentage of redemption price in fifth year	105.00%
Percentage of redemption price in sixth year and thereafter	100.00%
Preferred stock dividends rate, percentage	15.00%
Accrued dividend	$ 6,872,075
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of redemption price in first year	0.00%
Percentage of redemption price in second year	120.00%
Percentage of redemption price in third year	115.00%
Percentage of redemption price in fourth year	110.00%
Percentage of redemption price in fifth year	105.00%
Percentage of redemption price in sixth year and thereafter	100.00%
Minimum Term of Shares Issued and Outstanding	1 year
Preferred stock redemption, number of trading days | D	20
Preferred stock redemption, number of consecutive trading days | D	30
Preferred stock dividends rate, percentage	15.00%
Accrued dividend	$ 1,528,857,000,000
Number of Trading Days | D	10
Number of Consecutive Trading Days | D	20
Average Daily Trading Volume of Common Stock	$ 27,500,000

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Liquidation, Conversion and Voting Rights (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2022 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) D Vote $ / shares	Mar. 07, 2022 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Reverse stock ratio	12.8485
Number of votes per share | Vote		1,000
Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate public offering price | $		$ 100,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Price per share in purchase agreement (USD per share)	$ 1.29		$ 0.10
Conversion ratio		100
Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Original issue price		$ 8.84
Series C Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Original issue price		$ 8.84
Ratio of Trading Price to Conversion Price		2
Trading days | D		20
Consecutive trading days | D		30
Value of average daily trading dollar volume | $		$ 4,000,000.0
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ratio of Trading Price to Conversion Price		2
Trading days | D		20
Consecutive trading days | D		30
Value of average daily trading dollar volume | $		$ 27,500,000
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.27
Series B And C Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Price per share in purchase agreement (USD per share)	$ 8.84		$ 0.6877
Conversion ratio		1

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Common Stock (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares authorized	1,750,000,000	1,750,000,000
Common Stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock, shares issued	833,468,180	1,693,663,180
Common Stock, shares outstanding	833,468,180	1,693,663,180
Voting rights		one
Common shares issued for cash			$ 10,894,659
Issuance of common stock as payment of penalty to shareholder		$ 5,520,000
Shares issued for conversion of convertible debt		1,096,787
Issuance of common stock for convertible notes		59,402,876
Common stock dividends declared or paid		$ 0
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares issued for cash (in shares)	79,926,925

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Warrants (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 21, 2022	Nov. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 15, 2022	Nov. 05, 2021	May 06, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants exercise price							$ 0.6877
Warrants term							5 years
Shares issued for convertible notes				$ 59,402,876
Convertible notes
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants term	5 years
Principal amount					$ 150,000,000
Amount of debt converted	$ 59,402,877	$ 59,402,877
Shares issued for convertible notes		$ 150,000,000
Series C Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants exercise price						$ 8.84
Number of warrant exercise for cash-lesss				2,973,276
Number of remaining unexercised warrants				0
Exercised on a cash-less basis				128,463,567
Series D Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrant exercise for cash-lesss				147,864,810
Share issued for cash-less warrant exercise				229,098,769
Number of remaining unexercised warrants				0
Number of detachable warrants issued			147,864,810
Embedded Detachable Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of remaining unexercised warrants				408,532,797
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)			79,926,925

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Summary of Warrant Activity (Details) - Warrants	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares
MAI shares
Warrants outstanding at beginning | shares	150,838,086
Warrants exercised | shares	150,838,086
Warrants granted | shares	408,532,797
Warrants outstanding at ending | shares	408,532,797
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding at beginning | $ / shares	$ 0.60352
Warrants exercised | $ / shares	0.60352
Warrants granted | $ / shares	0.303
Warrants outstanding at ending | $ / shares	$ 0.303

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LOSS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
LOSS PER SHARE
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ (376,275,786)	$ (156,061,550)
Less: accumulated preferred stock dividends	(638,677)
Net Loss attributable to common shareholders	$ (376,914,463)	$ (156,061,550)
Net loss per share, basic	$ (0.28)	$ (8.93)
Net loss per share, diluted	$ (0.28)	$ (8.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	1,360,570,075	17,471,173
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted	1,360,570,075	17,471,173

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SHARE- BASED COMPENSATION (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Composition of Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Employee MAI share issuance	$ 36,376,972	$ 1,604,293
Shares issued to consultants for services	4,376,438	2,495,487
MAI Share-Based compensation expense	$ 40,753,410	$ 4,099,780

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expense - other	$ 1,462,046	$ 3,529,383
IRS tax liability	1,245,024	1,744,707
Accrued payroll	499,814	534,782
Accrued interest	3,019,085	1,377,008
Total	6,225,969	$ 7,185,881
Amount payable due to insufficient shares being available for conversion	$ 3,019,085

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LIABILITY TO ISSUE STOCK (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Schedule of Liability to Issue Stock [Line items]
Liability to issue shares for convertible securities and warrants	$ 0
Liability to issue shares	11,599,598	$ 10,710,000
Esousa Holdings, LLC
Schedule of Liability to Issue Stock [Line items]
Liability to issue shares		$ 10,710,000
Board and Executive Officer
Schedule of Liability to Issue Stock [Line items]
Liability to issue shares	$ 11,599,598

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PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 94,733,709		$ 17,703,144
Less: accumulated depreciation	(4,937,051)		(2,899,428)
Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, net	89,796,658		14,803,716
Depreciation	2,037,623	$ 84,042
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	51,251,890		8,306,697
Furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	550,532		556,948
Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	170,499		96,363
Computer hardware and software
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	1,082,334		1,013,308
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	41,017,969		7,383,612
Construction-in-progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	548,915		269,778
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Subtotal	$ 111,570		$ 76,438

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PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET - Mullen Investment Properties (Details)	Nov. 12, 2021 USD ($) a ft²
PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, NET
Payments to acquire property | $	$ 12,000,000
Manufacturing space occupies | ft²	124,000
Area of Land | a	100

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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Other assets	$ 101,833	$ 81,588
Show Room Cars	2,616,426	2,982,986
Security deposits	671,034	281,057
Total Other Assets	$ 3,389,293	$ 3,345,631

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OPERATING EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Professional fees	$ 8,652,777	$ 5,139,332
Salaries	44,142,360	3,161,920
Depreciation	4,388,355	307,699
Amortization	405,972
Lease	831,090	459,535
Settlements and penalties	20,844	294,812
Employee benefits	1,033,638	368,052
Utilities and office expense	255,039	179,028
Advertising and promotions	2,968,234	2,452,790
Taxes and licenses	102,358	72,279
Repairs and maintenance	181,239	19,220
Executive expenses and directors fees	209,044
Listing and regulatory Fees	1,301,844
Outside labor	78,534
Other	424,683	446,416
Total	64,996,011	12,901,084
Stock based compensation	40,753,410	$ 4,099,780
CEO award plan
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock based compensation	$ 36,100,000

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OPERATING EXPENSES - Research and development (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Research & Development
Research and development	$ 8,622,009	$ 1,157,323

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LEASES - Lease assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 4,763,589	$ 4,597,052
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, current	(1,696,626)	(1,428,474)
Operating lease liabilities, non-current	(3,381,024)	(3,359,354)
Total lease liabilities	$ (5,077,650)	$ (4,787,828)
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Operating lease liabilities, current, Operating lease liabilities, non-current	Operating lease liabilities, current, Operating lease liabilities, non-current
Weighted average remaining lease terms: Operating leases	2 years 1 month 20 days	2 years 7 months 17 days
Weighted average discount rate: Operating leases	28.00%	28.00%

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LEASES - Operating lease costs (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Operating lease costs:
Fixed lease cost	$ 771,771	$ 286,482
Variable lease cost	31,288	129,605
Short-term lease cost		96,592
Sublease income	(63,857)	(53,144)
Total operating lease costs	$ 739,202	$ 459,535

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LEASES - Maturities of operating lease liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Year ending December 31,
2023 (9 months)	$ 2,134,292
2024	2,700,815
2025	2,088,711
2026	243,539
2027	15,173
Total lease payments	7,182,530
Less: imputed interest	(2,104,880)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 5,077,650	$ 4,787,828
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent

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LEASES - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Option to extend	true
Option to terminate	true
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease term	1 year
Renewal term	1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease term	3 years
Renewal term	5 years

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Option (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jun. 17, 2022	May 06, 2021
CONTINGENCIES AND CLAIMS
Warrants term		5 years
Warrants exercise price		$ 0.6877
Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Option | Series E Preferred Stock
CONTINGENCIES AND CLAIMS
Option to purchase maximum value of stock and warrants.	$ 25

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - International Business Machines (Details) - Lawsuit with IBM - USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2022	Dec. 01, 2021
CONTINGENCIES AND CLAIMS
Amount of judgment		$ 5,617,192
Cash transferred to surety bonds to cover legal liability	$ 5,900,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Federal and State Tax Liabilities (Details) - Payroll Tax Liability - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
CONTINGENCIES AND CLAIMS
Amount of monthly payments	$ 45,000
Past due accrued liability		$ 1,200,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Investment Banking Services Agreement (Details) - Investment Banking Services Agreement. - USD ($)	May 05, 2020	May 04, 2020
CONTINGENCIES AND CLAIMS
Amount of retainer for services		$ 50,000
Threshold percentage of gross proceeds of the public offering		6.00%
Threshold amount of gross proceeds from public offering	$ 3,000,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation liability	$ 0

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with Affiliates (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Other Current Assets | Mullen Technologies, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from affiliate, current	$ 1.2

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - William Miltner (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Legal services provided | William Miltner
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount paid for legal services	$ 146,687

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Ignacio Novoa (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from shares issued for cash		$ 10,894,659
Consulting agreements | Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of agreement	1 year

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Mary Winter (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Consulting payments		$ 8,652,777	$ 5,139,332
Consulting agreements | Mary Winters, Corporate Secretary and Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Term of agreement	1 year
Annual salary under agreement	$ 60,000
Monthly salary under agreement	$ 5,000

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Special Shareholder Meeting (Details) - $ / shares	Jan. 25, 2023	Sep. 06, 2023	Jan. 24, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Common Stock, shares authorized				1,750,000,000	1,750,000,000
Subsequent event
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Common Stock, shares authorized	5,000,000,000		1,750,000,000
Preferred Stock, Increase in Shares Authorized	500,000
Capital shares authorized	5,500,000		2,250,000
Subsequent event | Minimum
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 1

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Series C Preferred Stock Dividend Waiver (Details) - Series C Preferred Stock		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 13, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Preferred stock dividends rate, percentage		15.00%
Subsequent event
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Preferred stock dividends rate, percentage	15.00%

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Settlement Agreement - Warrants Exercise and Share Issuance (Details) - Subsequent event - Warrant And Share Issuance Agreement [Member] - Acuitas Capital LLC, Jim Fallon and Mank Capital - Settlement Note $ in Millions	Jan. 13, 2023 USD ($) shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount to be received from holders | $	$ 17.8
Cashless Warrant exercise (in shares) | shares	1,660,988
Number of preferred stock consisted in on unit | shares	79,000,000
Value of right to purchase additional shares and warrants | $	$ 20.0
Percentage of warrants per preferred stock issued	185.00%
Percentage of additional interest rate	3.50%

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Stock Subscription (Details) - Subsequent event - Acuitas Group LLC	Jan. 13, 2023 USD ($)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock subscription receivable	$ 17,721,868
Promissory note interest rate (as a percent)	3.50%

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Settlement Agreement - Series D Securities Purchase Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 13, 2023	May 06, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrants term		5 years
Subsequent event | Securities Purchase Agreement | Series D Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Value of right to purchase additional shares and warrants	$ 10

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Warrants issued pursuant to Settlement Agreements (Details) - $ / shares	Jan. 13, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Closing Bid Price		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Subsequent event | Settlement Agreement [Member] | Acuitas Capital LLC, Jim Fallon and Mank Capital
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of amount payable upon failure to timely deliver shares	1.00%
Percentage of minimum beneficial ownership held	9.99%
Subsequent event | Settlement Agreement [Member] | Minimum | Acuitas Capital LLC, Jim Fallon and Mank Capital
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Shares held restriction percentage of outstanding voting shares	50.00%
Percentage of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants	250.00%

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Underwriting Deposit (Details) - Subsequent event - Utica Equipment Finance ("UEF")	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Underwriting deposit for lease commitment	$ 125,000
Lease commitment	$ 50,000,000
Forced liquidation value (as a percent)	75.00%
Operating lease term	48 months
Lease factor (as a percent)	2.934%
Funding fee (as a percent)	10.00%
Annual fees	$ 10,000
Refundable Deposits	$ 100,000

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Common Stock Issuances (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 08, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Value of shares issued for CEO Equity Incentive			$ 30,267,660	$ 4,425,268
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued for CEO Equity Incentive		34,032,329
Value of shares issued for CEO Equity Incentive		$ 9,561,561
Number of shares issued for consulting services	19,513,727
Value of shares issued for consulting services	$ 7,412,744

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Partial Conversion (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock for convertible notes		$ 59,402,876
Series D Preferred Stock Commitment | Amendment No. 3 to Securities Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock for convertible notes (in shares)	132,013,202
Series D Preferred Stock Commitment | Series D Preferred Stock | Amendment No. 3 to Securities Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 150,000,000
Issuance of common stock for convertible notes	$ 40,000,000
Issuance of common stock for convertible notes (in shares)	244,224,424

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RESTATEMENT - Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
RESTATEMENT
Loss from Operations	$ (73,618,020)	$ (14,058,407)
Other financing costs - initial recognition of warrants at fair value		(108,979,229)
Revaluation of warrants		(10,618,382)
Others		(22,405,532)
Net loss attributable to shareholders	(376,275,786)	(156,061,550)
Net loss attributable to shareholders	$ (376,914,463)	$ (156,061,550)
Loss per Share, Basic	$ (0.28)	$ (8.93)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	1,360,570,075	17,471,173
As Previously Reported
RESTATEMENT
Loss from Operations		$ (14,058,407)
Others		(22,405,532)
Net loss attributable to shareholders		$ (36,463,939)
Loss per Share, Basic		$ (2.09)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic		17,471,173
Adjustments
RESTATEMENT
Other financing costs - initial recognition of warrants at fair value		$ (108,979,229)
Revaluation of warrants		(10,618,382)
Net loss attributable to shareholders		$ (119,597,611)