XL Fleet Responds to Recent Short-Seller Report
XL Fleet Corp. (NYSE: XL) has responded to a March 3, 2021, report by a short-seller that inaccurately targeted the company. XL Fleet claims the report includes numerous factual inaccuracies and misleading statements designed to negatively impact its stock price. The company plans to address these claims in due course. As a leader in vehicle electrification solutions, XL Fleet serves significant clients and promotes sustainability, boasting over 145 million miles driven by customers. The company’s hybrid systems can enhance fuel economy by up to 50% and reduce CO2 emissions significantly.
- Leading provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial fleets.
- Serves notable clients such as Coca-Cola, Verizon, and Yale University.
- Hybrid systems enhance fuel economy by 25-50% and reduce CO2 emissions by 20-33%.
- Recognized in TIME magazine as one of the best inventions of 2019.
- Short-seller report could negatively influence investor perception.
- Potential risks associated with competition affecting business.
XL Fleet Corp. (NYSE: XL) (“XL Fleet” or the “Company”), a leader in vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today addressed a March 3, 2021 report targeting XL Fleet written by a short-seller who has a disclosed economic incentive to negatively influence the Company’s stock price.
The report contains numerous factual inaccuracies, misleading statements, and flawed conclusions. The Company intends to respond in due course.
About XL Fleet Corp.
XL Fleet is a leading provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets in North America, with more than 145 million miles driven by customers such as The Coca-Cola Company, Verizon, Yale University and the City of Boston. XL Fleet’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric drive systems can increase fuel economy up to 25-50 percent and reduce carbon dioxide emissions up to 20-33 percent, decreasing operating costs and meeting sustainability goals while enhancing fleet operations. XL Fleet’s plug-in hybrid electric drive system was named one of TIME magazine's best inventions of 2019. For additional information, please visit www.xlfleet.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of management and are not predictions of actual performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to failure to realize the anticipated benefits from the business combination; the effects of pending and future legislation; the highly competitive nature of the Company’s business and the commercial vehicle electrification market; litigation, complaints, product liability claims and/or adverse publicity; cost increases or shortages in the components or chassis necessary to support the Company’s products and services; the introduction of new technologies; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, regulatory compliance and customer experience; the potential loss of certain significant customers; privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data; general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the inability to convert its sales opportunity pipeline into binding orders; risks related to the rollout of the Company’s business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on the Company’s future business; the availability of capital; and the other risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed on December 8, 2020 and other documents that the Company files with the SEC in the future. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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