Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Xueqin Dong as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 10, 2023. Dr. Dong succeeds Mr. Xiaoming Hu, who resigned for the purpose of company's long-term growth training of young management. Mr. Hu will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Dr. Dong was elected as a director of Kandi in December 2021. Previously, he was General Manager of Jiangsu Xingchi Electric Power Technology Co. Ltd. in charge of overall operation and management of the development, production, and sales of electric off-road vehicles.

Dr. Dong owns more than twenty patents and has published over ten papers on automobile and electric vehicle engineering technology in China and international academic journals-- with three indexed by the prestigious Engineering Index ("EI"). He has participated in four scientific research projects at the national and municipal level. Dr. Dong earned his Doctor of Engineering degree in Vehicle Engineering from Shanghai Tongji University, Master of Engineering degree in material processing from Nanchang University, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechatronics from Nanchang University in China.