XL Hybrids Announces New Customers Installing XL3® Hybrid Electric Drive Systems to Save On Fuel Costs and Increase Sustainability

Leading universities, municipalities and national parks are among the
latest fleet customers to deploy XL Hybrids’ fuel efficiency technology

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#GreenFleet—XL
Hybrids, Inc., the leader in connected fleet electrification
solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced leading
fleets across a variety of industries are purchasing the XL3® Hybrid
Electric Drive System. The award-winning XL3 is a revolutionarily simple
solution that helps fleets lower operating costs and meet sustainability
goals. Fleets benefit from a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions and
an up to 25 percent increase in miles per gallon.

New municipalities deploying the XL3 system include the City of Long
Beach, Calif., and Dakota County, Minn., while existing customer The
City of Boston has also reordered. Columbia University is a new XL
Hybrids customer, while existing customers Yale University and Harvard
University have reordered hybrid-electric upfits. Xanterra Parks and
Resorts is now using XL3 at Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Rocky
Mountain National Park. New commercial fleets ordering from XL Hybrids
include Draught Services (a division of The Beer Store) in Canada and
Walden Local Meat Co., while existing customer Liberty Utilities has
reordered. These customers are deploying XL3 technology on many types of
vehicles including Ford Transit cargo and passenger vans, Ford E-Series
passenger shuttles, GM cargo vans, and GM 4500 passenger shuttles.

“The wide range of customers, vehicle types and applications
demonstrates the versatility of the XL3 system to provide fuel economy
improvements, operating cost reductions, and sustainability benefits to
fleets,” said David Breault, business development manager for XL
Hybrids. “Fleet customers continue to reorder because our system can be
installed in just hours. Drivers can begin using the vehicles with no
extra training, and there is zero impact to fleet operations.”

The XL3 saves fuel through regenerative braking, a process by which the
electric motor helps slow the vehicle when the driver brakes to charge
the battery. When the driver accelerates, the battery releases the
energy to the electric motor, helping propel the vehicle. There is no
need for charging the XL3 system.

“Despite historically low fuel prices across the United States, fleet
operating cost savings and sustainability enhancements continue to be
priorities for companies and municipalities, and our XL3 hybrid-electric
upfit is a low-cost and seamless way to achieve both,” said Clay
Siegert, co-founder and chief operating officer at XL Hybrids.

About XL Hybrids

XL Hybrids is the leader in connected fleet electrification solutions
for commercial and municipal fleets, with technology that delivers
increase in miles per gallon and sustainability benefits. Recognized as
one of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, XL
Hybrids supports customers such as The Coca-Cola Company and other major
fleets. The award-winning XL3® Hybrid Electric Drive System and the XLP™
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Drive System are both revolutionarily simple
solutions that help commercial and municipal fleets lower operating
costs and meet sustainability goals. Compatible with new and existing
Class 2 to 6 commercial fleet vehicles, the XL3 and XLP systems can be
installed in just hours. The technologies work seamlessly in the
background with zero impact on fleet operations or service, and no
driver training requirements. Certified in the Ford eQVM program, XL
Hybrids is recognized as both a technology provider and an installer for
the Electrification Qualified Vehicle Modifier program. XL Hybrids was
founded by MIT alumni and is based in Boston. For more information,
visit www.xlhybrids.com
or on Twitter @XLHybrids.

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