• Greenwave Generated Over $100,000 in Revenue from Cars Purchased through Scrap App During its First 90 Days
• Company is Developing Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Pricing and Automate Systems to Create Efficiencies as it Captures Market Share

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc. ("Greenwave" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: GWAV), a leading operator of metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Scrap App, Inc. ("Scrap App"), has expanded to its second strategic market, Cleveland, Ohio, following its successful beta launch in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Greenwave has generated more than $100,000 in revenue from cars purchased through Scrap App in its first 90 days since launch as it captures market share for end-of-life motor vehicles.

Greenwave believes Scrap App has the potential to scale to more than $100 million in annual revenue, with a competitor reportedly generating $159 million in annual revenue_(1). Greenwave believes that efficiencies created by its vertical integration of key stages of the car scrapping process could create significant competitive advantages.

Scrap App has adopted the lean startup methodology – expanding primarily utilizing the cashflows it generates from operating activities – while focusing on developing systems that will enable it to scale in a manner that is capital-efficient. Similar to how Tinder operated as a startup within Match Group, Inc., initially a subsidiary of IAC, Inc., Greenwave intends to utilize its expansive expertise in the $41.4 billion metal scrap industry₍₂₎ to develop Scrap App into an industry-leading technology platform. 

Greenwave is developing artificial intelligence to optimize its pricing operation and automate certain systems and processes to create and enhance efficiencies. 

(1) https://rocketreach.co/peddle-profile_b5ebd76df42e85ca
(2) https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/market-research-reports/scrap-metal-recycling-industry/

About Greenwave 

Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Empire Services, Inc. ("Empire"), is a leading operator of 13 metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The Company's recycling facilities collect, classify, and process raw scrap metal (ferrous and nonferrous) and implement several unique technologies to increase metal processing volumes and operating efficiencies, including a downstream recovery system and cloud-based ERP system.

Steel is one of the world's most recycled products with the ability to be re-melted and re-cast numerous times. Recycling steel provides key environmental benefits over virgin metals, including reduced energy use, lower CO2 emissions, lower waste, and conserving natural resources. Greenwave's customers include large corporations, industrial manufacturers, retail customers, and government organizations. The Company plans to aggressively expand its footprint of locations by acquiring independent, profitable scrap yards in the coming months. For more information, please visit www.GWAV.com.

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