Item 8.01 Other Events

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) makes the following disclosure pursuant to an order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 4, 2020 providing conditional relief to public companies that are unable to timely comply with their filing obligations as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (the “SEC Order”).

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has posed a significant impact on the Company to file on a timely basis its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Annual Report”) that is due March 16, 2020 (the “Original Due Date”), and therefore the Company elected to rely on the conditional filing relief provided under the SEC Order.

In response to the Chinese government’s call to contain COVID-19 and to protect our employees’ health, our offices at Zhejiang province, China had been closed since January 2020 and we did not restart our operations until late February. Our accounting team and independent auditors were not able to conduct on-site accounting and auditing work until March. Considering the lack of time for the compilation, dissemination and review of the information required to be presented and the importance of markets and investors receiving materially accurate information in the Annual Report, we have decided to rely on the SEC Order and endeavor to file the Annual Report no later than April 30, 2020, or within 45 days after the Original Due Date.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 could have a material and adverse effect on our business operations. These could include disruptions or restrictions on our ability to travel or to distribute our products, as well as temporary closures of our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers or customers. Any disruption or delay of our suppliers or customers would likely impact our sales and operating results.  In addition, COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread health crisis that could adversely affect the economies and financial markets of China and many other countries, resulting in an economic downturn that could affect demand for our products and significantly impact our operating results. The management has been closely monitoring the impact caused by COVID-19 and we will continue to operate our business as steadily and safely as we can.

Certain of the statements contained in this report should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” "believes," "expects," “endeavor” or similar expressions, involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risk factors discussed in the Company's periodic reports that are filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.