Xos, Inc. Delivers Three Battery-Electric Stepvans to FedEx Ground Operator In Canada
Cutone Transportation to become first Xos customer based in Canada
LOS ANGELES, June 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS), a leading fleet services provider and manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles, today announced the delivery of three of its 100% battery-electric stepvans to FedEx Ground Operator Cutone Transport Inc. (“Cutone”) in Ontario, Canada during the month of June 2022. FedEx Ground Operators work as FedEx Corporation independent service providers (ISPs). With this delivery, Cutone becomes Xos’ first Canada-based customer.
“We are pleased to continue delivering vehicles to FedEx Ground Operators across North America and helping them meet their sustainability goals and reducing total cost of ownership for their fleet,” said Esther M. Santos, Director of North America Sales for Xos.
“Transitioning from internal combustion engine to battery-electric will offer immense cost savings for us at Cutone,” said Peter Cutone, Owner of Cutone Transport Inc. “We’re excited to roll out the all-electric vehicles from Xos to help us become a more sustainable enterprise while also saving on fuel and maintenance costs.”
With the delivery to Cutone Transport Inc., this brings the total number of FedEx Ground Operators that Xos works with to seven, and Xos vehicles delivered to FedEx Ground Operators to 24.
About Xos, Inc.
Xos is a leading fleet services provider and original equipment manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles and the tools to adopt them. Xos vehicles and fleet management software are purpose-built for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles that travel on last-mile, back-to-base routes of up to 270 miles or less per day. The company leverages its proprietary technologies to provide commercial fleets with zero-emission vehicles that are easier to maintain and more cost-efficient on a total cost of ownership (TCO) basis than their internal combustion engine counterparts. For more information, please visit .
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