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Xos, Inc. Launches Two New Commercial Electric Vehicles and Fleet Intelligence Platform
New offerings, available now, create the most connected vehicle ecosystem available today LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ:
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[{"type":"text","content":"New offerings, available now, create the most connected vehicle ecosystem available today\nLOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS), a leading fleet services provider, today unveiled two new commercial electric vehicles as well as its connected vehicle ecosystem at a reveal event this evening during the inaugural Xos Fleet Week. These new fleet vehicles make Xos the leading provider of battery-electric fleet solutions for commercial fleets. Xos is the only solutions provider to enable electrification from start to finish with durable commercial vehicles, flexible charging infrastructure technology, and a cohesive cloud management platform enabling remote tracking, monitoring, and control of fleet assets across a fleet operator's portfolio. The Xos HDXT™ is a Class 8 heavy-duty electric tractor designed for regional-haul fleets and can travel up to 230 miles on a single charge. It offers a powerful 36,583 ft-lbs of torque, the most amount of torque currently offered by a commercial vehicle on the market today, along with a 56,000 lb payload and 798 horsepower. The vehicle’s gross combined vehicle weight (gcwr), the maximum weight of a vehicle and its attached trailer, is 82,000 pounds. McLane Company, a leading supply chain services and distribution company, has agreed to a pilot program with 10 Xos HDXT™ vehicles to explore environmentally friendly alternatives to its current fleet. “We're excited to collaborate with Xos and pilot their heavy-duty vehicles,\" said Mark Bachman, Corporate Fleet Manager of McLane. \"Xos stood out to us based on their successful track record of implementing innovative mobility solutions for other commercial fleets, so we look forward to exploring how they will help us reduce total cost of ownership while offering increased environmental sustainability.” The Xos MDXT™ is a Class 6 or 7 medium-duty electric vehicle that can travel up to 270 miles on a single charge. It offers 16,000 fb-lbs max torque and a gross vehicle weight range of 23,000 pounds to 33,000 pounds. The MDXT is available in a variety of body configurations, including a box truck, refrigerated unit, and flatbed. Republic National Distributing Company, one of the nation’s leading wholesale beverage distributors has already ordered an initial five MDXT vehicles. These will be the first battery-electric flee...