Nuvve Provides Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Update

Investor Conference Call to be Held Today at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (7:00 AM PT)

SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nuvve) (Nasdaq: NVVE), a green energy technology company that provides a globally-available, commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform designed to enable electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provides other grid services, today provided a fourth quarter and full-year 2022 update.

 Fourth Quarter Highlights and Recent Developments

• Megawatts under management increased 7% to 17.4 megawatts at December 31, 2022 compared to 16.3 at September 30, 2022; backlog was 4.1 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $4.2 million at September 30, 2022.
• Expanded participation in California's Emergency Load Reduction Program with San Diego Gas & Electric to San Diego County's Ramona Unified School District through Nuvve V2G enabled DC fast chargers that power a fleet of eight electric school buses
• Represented 10 school district customers in their successful bids to secure awards of $24.2 million in EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program funding, supporting the future deployment of 61 V2G capable electric school buses and orders for Nuvve V2G-capable DC fast chargers; facilitated another two districts totaling 28 buses in their successful bid process
• Subsequent to the end of fourth quarter 2022, we announced partnership with Circle K to provide grid services to electric vehicle fast chargers at 50 of Circle K's service stations and three to five stationary storage sites in Norway and Denmark; potential to expand further in the Nordics and beyond
• Reduced cash operating costs in fourth quarter 2022 on a sequential basis to $7.7 million versus $7.8 million in the third quarter
• Cash and cash equivalents of $15.8 million, as of December 31, 2022

Management Discussion

Gregory Poilasne, chief executive officer of Nuvve, said, "Nuvve concluded what was a disappointing 2^nd half of 2022 with positive momentum late in the fourth quarter and to start 2023. The fourth quarter was a foundational period for future growth at Nuvve. We believe the awarding of electric school bus and hardware funding to Nuvve school district customers through the EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program in October, along with a 24-unit order from LAUSD in the first quarter of 2023, positions the company well for a significant step-up in orders and revenues for Nuvve's V2G-capable DC fast chargers in the year ahead. Further, we made progress on our initiative to more aggressively grow our megawatts under management and potential grid service revenues through opportunities that allow us to integrate our V2G platform with pre-existing third party unidirectional infrastructure, thus reducing reliance on large scale hardware roll-outs and what can at times be burdensome interconnection delays. This has so far culminated in the Circle K partnership we announced last month, which we are in the process of ramping up, and we are optimistic about other similar opportunities in the coming quarters. As we look ahead, and with the first quarter of 2023 nearly complete, we expect to report record DC fast charger orders in the first quarter and higher hardware shipments than we saw during any quarter in 2022 and 2021. As we move past the first quarter of 2023, we see further tailwinds as we realize revenues from EPA grants awarded last year and the benefits from new grid service revenues coming on-line in North America and Europe."

2022 Fourth Quarter Financial Review

Total revenue was $1.15 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to $1.25 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $0.10 million, or 8.2%. The decrease is attributed to a $0.05 million decrease in products and services revenue, and a decrease in grants of $0.05 million. Products and services revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2022 consisted of sales of DC and AC Chargers of about $0.8 million, grid services revenue of $0.2 million, and engineering services of $0.1 million. We experienced a softening of revenue in the fourth quarter as many of our customer were recipients of EPA Clean School Bus Rebates, which will allow them to place orders with Nuvve using rebate awards from the EPA if they delay their purchases until the rebates are awarded 2023.  

Cost of product and service revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2022, decreased by $0.4 million to $0.7 million from $1.1 million, and margin increased to 32.7% from 3.0% compared to the same prior year period. Margin improved primarily as a result of higher pricing on hardware charging stations sales and a higher mix of grid service revenues.  

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of selling, marketing, payroll, administrative, finance, and professional expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $6.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $0.6 million, or 9.9%. The increases during the three months ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to increases in professional fees related to an annual audit of $0.2 million, rent expenses related to the main corporate office and warehouse of $0.2 million, and legal expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in compensation expenses of $0.4 million, including share-based compensation.

Research and development expenses was flat at $2.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation expenses and subcontractor expenses used to advance Nuvve's platform functionality and integration with more vehicles.

Other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense, change in fair value of warrants liability and derivative liability, and other income (expense). Other income (expense) increased by $2.02 million of income, from $0.99 million of other expense for the three months ended December 31, 2021, to $1.0 million in other income for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase during the three months ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to the change in fair value of the warrants liability and derivative liability.

Net loss includes the net loss attributable to Stonepeak and Evolve, the holders of non-controlling interests in Levo, on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Net loss attributable to Nuvve common stockholders decreased by $1.6 million from net loss of $9.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, to $7.9 million of net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in net income was primarily due to a increase in operating expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by increase in other income of $2.0 million for the aforementioned reasons.

Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest was $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Net loss is allocated to non-controlling interests in proportion to the relative ownership interests of the holders of non-controlling interests in Levo, an entity formed by us with Stonepeak and Evolve. We own 51% of Levo's common units and Stonepeak and Evolve own 49% of Levo's common units. We have determined that Levo is a variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, we consolidate Levo and record a non-controlling interest for the share of the Levo owned by Stonepeak and Evolve during the three months ended December 31, 2022. 

Conference Call Details

Nuvve will hold a conference call to review its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022, along with other company developments at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (7:00 AM PT) today, Friday, March 31, 2023.

To participate in the call, please register for and listen via a live webcast, which is available in the 'Events' section of Nuvve's investor relations website at https://investors.nuvve.com/. In addition, a replay of the call will be made available for future access.

About Nuvve Holding Corp.

Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: NVVE) is leading the electrification of the planet, beginning with transportation, through its intelligent energy platform. Combining the world's most advanced vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and an ecosystem of electrification partners, Nuvve dynamically manages power among electric vehicle (EV) batteries and the grid to deliver new value to EV owners, accelerate the adoption of EVs, and support the world's transition to clean energy. By transforming EVs into mobile energy storage assets and networking battery capacity to support shifting energy needs, Nuvve is making the grid more resilient, enhancing sustainable transportation, and supporting energy equity in an electrified world. Since its founding in 2010, Nuvve has successfully deployed V2G on five continents and offers turnkey electrification solutions for fleets of all types. Nuvve is headquartered in San Diego, California, and can be found online at nuvve.com.

Nuvve and associated logos are among the trademarks of Nuvve and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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The information in this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, regarding Nuvve and Nuvve's strategy, future operations, estimated and projected financial performance, prospects, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words "could," "should," "will," "may," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project," the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Nuvve disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release. Nuvve cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Nuvve. In addition, Nuvve cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the following factors: (i) risks related to the rollout of Nuvve's business and the timing of expected business milestones; (ii) Nuvve's dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of electric vehicles and increased installation of charging stations; (iii) Nuvve's ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, including the remediation of identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting relating to segregation of duties with respect to, and access controls to, its financial record keeping system, and Nuvve's accounting staffing levels; (iv) Nuvve's current dependence on sales of charging stations for most of its revenues; (v) overall demand for electric vehicle charging and the potential for reduced demand if governmental rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives are reduced, modified or eliminated or governmental mandates to increase the use of electric vehicles or decrease the use of vehicles powered by fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly through mandated limits on carbon emissions, are reduced, modified or eliminated; (vi) potential adverse effects on Nuvve's backlog, revenue and gross margins if customers increasingly claim clean energy credits and, as a result, they are no longer available to be claimed by Nuvve; (vii) the effects of competition on Nuvve's future business; (viii) risks related to Nuvve's dependence on its intellectual property and the risk that Nuvve's technology could have undetected defects or errors; (ix) the risk that we conduct a portion of our operations through a joint venture exposes us to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control; (x) that our joint venture with Levo Mobility LLC may fail to generate the expected financial results, and the return may be insufficient to justify our investment of effort and/or funds; (xi) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xii) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to our joint ventures; (xiii) risks relating to privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data; (xiv) the possibility that Nuvve may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (xv) risks related to the benefits expected from the $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 3684); (xvi) risks related to investment strategies and third-party partnerships; (xvii) Nuvve's identification and evaluation of business opportunities and its ability to capitalize on such opportunities, capture market share, or to expand its presence in certain markets; and (xviii) Nuvve's ability to continue to grow its business, as well as other risks described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this press release materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Nuvve with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 31, 2023, and in the other reports that Nuvve has, and will file from time to time with the SEC. Nuvve's SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Use of Projections

This press release contains projected financial information with respect to Nuvve. Such projected financial information constitutes forward-looking information, and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such financial forecast information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties. See "Forward-Looking Statements" above. Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the financial forecast information contained in this press release, and the inclusion of such information in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such forecasts will be achieved.

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