Nuvve Provides Third Quarter 2022 Financial Update

Investor Conference Call to be Held Today at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 PM PT)

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nuvve) (Nasdaq: NVVE), a green energy technology company that provides a globally-available, commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform that enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provides other grid services, today provided a third quarter 2022 update.

 Third Quarter Highlights

• Partnered with San Diego Gas & Electric to provide energy back to the grid during emergency load reduction events; began participating in this service in the Cajon Valley Union School District in San Diego, where six high capacity chargers were commissioned
• Partnered with Vistra to assist school districts access available grant funding from both federal and state agencies; leveraged Vistra relationships to secure rebate awards for districts in Texas in the first round of the EPA's Clean School Bus Program funding allocations
• Reduced cash operating costs in third quarter on a sequential basis to $7.8 million versus $8.3 million in the second quarter
• Megawatts under management increased to 16.3 megawatts as of September 30, 2022 from 16.1; backlog increased to $4.2 million from $3.9 million
• Cash and cash equivalents of $21.6 million as of September 30, 2022

Management Discussion

Gregory Poilasne, chairman and chief executive officer of Nuvve, said, "During the third quarter, Nuvve made important strides in expanding its partnerships with energy operators. This was evidenced by our agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric to pair our V2G platform with their Emergency Load Reduction Program ("ELRP"), and our partnership with Vistra Corp. to assist school districts access available grant funding. Our grant writing team focused intensely on working with school districts to submit applications for a portion of the nearly $1 billion in funding available through the EPA's Clean School Bus Program in 2022. As the only charging station provider to submit grants, we are proud to have secured awards on behalf of several school districts in October. We believe orders for Nuvve will start to flow through in the coming months from our partners as well as from additional school districts that we did not represent in the grant writing process.

As we look ahead, we continue to see an electric school bus market that is negatively impacted by supply chain disruptions and inflation, with both factors impacting our third quarter results, along with what we think were some transitory issues related to partners awaiting the EPA's grants allocations. The benefits offered by our V2G technology go beyond the electric school bus market and in the words of California Governor Gavin Newsom, 'vehicle-to-grid capacity is a game changer.' As such, we remain in advanced discussions with potential customers for programs across a variety of market types. As we mature as a public company, and against a challenged economic environment, we are focused on taking steps to be more efficient with our spending. This was evident in our results in the third quarter, and we will continue to take prudent steps to adapt to today's incredibly dynamic economic and market backdrop."

2022 Third Quarter Financial Review

Total revenue was $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 52.4%. The decrease was primarily attributed to a $0.2 million decrease in products and services revenue, and a decrease in grants of $0.4 million. Products and services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 consisted of sales DC and AC Chargers of about $0.3 million, grid services revenue of $0.16 million, and engineering services of $0.05 million.

Cost of products and services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by $0.11 million to $0.3 million, and margin was flat at 43.3% compared to the same prior year period. Margin was mostly impacted by a higher mix of hardware charging stations sales offset by a lower mix of engineering services in the current quarter.  

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of selling, marketing, advertising, payroll, administrative, finance, and professional expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $0.6 million, or 8.5%.  The increases during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to increases in compensation expenses of $0.4 million, including share-based compensation, rent expenses related to the main corporate office and warehouse of $0.2 million, legal expenses of $0.2 million, and software subscriptions expenses of $0.4 million, partially offset by a decrease in governance and other public company costs of $0.4 million. Expenses resulting from the consolidation of Levo's activities during the three months ended September 30, 2022 contributed $0.1 million to the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Research and development expenses increased by $0.1 million, or 5.7%, from $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in 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, impairment of deferred finance costs, change in fair value of private warrants liability and derivative liability, and other income (expense). Other income (expense) decreased by $0.2 million from $0.48 million of other income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $0.3 million in other income for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to the change in fair value of the private 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 increased by $1.4 million, or 19.7%, from $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in revenue of $0.6 million, an increase in operating expenses of $0.5 million and an increase in other expense of $0.2 million for the aforementioned reasons.

Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2022. 

Conference Call Details

The Company will hold a conference call to review its financial results for the third quarter of 2022, along with other company developments, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 PM PT) today Monday, November 14, 2022.

To participate, 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) has developed a proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, including its Grid Integrated Vehicle ("GIVe™") cloud-based software platform, that enables it to link multiple electric vehicle ("EV") batteries into a virtual power plant to provide bi-directional energy to the electrical grid in a qualified and secure manner.. Combining the world's most advanced 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. With products designed to transform EVs into mobile energy storage assets and networking battery capacity to support shifting energy needs, Nuvve is working toward 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.

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Forward Looking Statements

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 (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) the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect directly on Nuvve and the economy generally; (xiii) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to our joint ventures; (xiv) risks relating to privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data; (xv) the possibility that Nuvve may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors, including increased inflation and interest rates, current market conditions, and the Russia-Ukraine war; (xvi) risks related to not achieving the benefits expected from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; (xvii) the risk that the Company will not be able to reach definitive agreements parties after an MOU has been signed; (xviii) supply chain disruptions; and (xiv) Nuvve's investments in its third-party partnerships, and the extent to which these partnerships impact Nuvve's business and performance and enable it to manage any growth it may experience in future periods. 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, 2022, 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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