This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance or condition and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievement to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “contemplate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “possible,” “proposed,” “should,” “develop,” “opportunity,” “target,” “outlook,” “optimistic,” “poised,” “positioned,” “maintain,” “continue,” “aim,” “goal,” “will” and “would” or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future.
You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, identify important factors, which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement and include, among other things:
| ● | our ability to generate demand for our zero-emission commercial fleet vehicles in order to generate revenue; |
| ● | our dependence upon external sources for the financing of our operations; |
| ● | our ability to successfully integrate and realize the benefits of strategic acquisitions; |
| ● | our ability and our suppliers’ ability to scale our zero-emission products assembling processes effectively and quickly from low volume production to high volume production; |
| ● | our ability to manage our expansion, growth and operating expenses and reduce and adequately control the costs and expenses associated with operating our business; |
| ● | the potential impact of product recalls and product liability claims relating to the product we distribute and other litigation; |
| ● | our ability and our manufacturing partners’ ability to navigate the current disruption to the global supply chain and procure the raw materials, parts, and components necessary to produce our vehicles on terms acceptable to us and our customers; |
| ● | our ability to obtain, retain and grow our customers, and our dependence on a limited number of customers; |
| ● | our ability to enter into, sustain and renew strategic relationships on favorable terms; |
| ● | our dependency on, and retention of, key personnel; |
| ● | our ability to achieve and sustain profitability; |
| ● | the impact of legislation and/or government regulation on our business and industry, including, without limitation, the status of government subsidies, rebates and economic incentives that support the development and demand of our products and services; |
| ● | ongoing and anticipated changes in the U.S. political environment, including those resulting from the new Presidential administration, and changes to regulatory agencies; |
| ● | changes in trade policies and the imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers in the jurisdictions where we source our materials or sell our products; |
| ● | our ability to evaluate and measure our current business and future prospects; |
| ● | our ability to compete and succeed in a highly competitive and evolving industry; |
| ● | our ability to respond and adapt to changes in electric vehicle technology; |
| ● | the cost and adequacy of insurance coverage and increases in the number of severity of insurance and claims expenses; |
| ● | our ability to protect our intellectual property and to develop, maintain and enhance a strong brand; and |
| ● | disruptions in our information technology systems, including, but not limited to, systems failures, cyber-attacks, unauthorized physical or electronic access, or other natural or man-made incidents or disasters. |
You should read this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein completely and with the understanding that our actual results may differ materially from what we expect as expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed described in the “Risk Factors” section contained in this prospectus and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties to which our forward-looking statements are subject, you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements or regard these statements as a representation or warranty by us or any other person that we will achieve our objectives and plans in any specified timeframe, or at all. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date made regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
