Xos Trucks (XOS) — Survivor Mentality: The Three-Legged Stool Powering Its Next Chapter

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Dakota Semler, CEO of Xos Trucks, discusses the company's survival and growth in the EV truck market.

Send us Fan Mail Dakota Semler, CEO of Xos Trucks (NASDAQ: XOS), joins host Tim Gerdeman and WTR analyst Eric Goldstein to discuss how Xos survived the EV truck shakeout and emerged with three growing business units — medium-duty vehicles serving UPS, FedEx, and others, the Xos Hub mobile charging platform, and a Powertrain business that supplies third parties such as Blue Bird. Semler explains how a sub-$100,000 chassis price point opens new markets, the emerging vehicle-to-grid opportunity ...

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Host: Tim Gerdeman

Guest: Dakota Semler

Topics covered

• electric vehicles
• business strategy
• medium-duty trucks
• charging solutions
• market opportunities

Keywords

• Xos Trucks
• electric vehicles
• medium-duty vehicles
• charging platform
• Powertrain business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xos Trucks, UPS, FedEx, Blue Bird, NASDAQ

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