Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Castaneda Jose

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/6/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Xos, Inc. [XOS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O XOS, INC., 3550 TYBURN STREET, UNIT 100

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Business Development /

(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90065

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	72790 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	5/27/2030	Common Stock	19564	$0.015	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	7/21/2030	Common Stock	15651	$0.015	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 52,500 shares represented by restricted stock units ("RSU"). The RSUs vested as to 37.5% on December 10, 2021 and the remaining RSUs vest ratably on each of the next ten (10) Quarterly Vesting Dates thereafter. "Quarterly Vesting Dates" mean each of March 10, June 10, September 10, and December 10, provided, however, that to the extent any such date occurs on a weekend day or U.S. federal holiday, the Quarterly Vesting Date will be deemed to occur on the immediately following day that is not a weekend day or U.S. federal holiday.
(2)	25% of the stock option vested and became exercisable on April 1, 2021, and thereafter vest as to 1/48th of the shares in equal monthly installments, until such time as the option is 100% vested, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Castaneda Jose C/O XOS, INC. 3550 TYBURN STREET, UNIT 100 LOS ANGELES, CA 90065			VP, Business Development

Signatures
/s/ Christen Romero, Attorney-in-Fact for Jose Castaneda		2/16/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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