EV Charger Company Flo to Close Quebec Plant, Lay Off Workers

Flo shutters Shawinigan EV charger plant, lays off 80 employees citing trade tensions and shifting political dynamics

Québec City-based Flo (styled as FLO) is closing its manufacturing plant in Shawinigan, Que. and laying off approximately 80 employees as the electric vehicle (EV) charging tech firm says it’s experiencing difficulties with shifting regulations and ongoing trade tensions.  The company has now reduced its workforce by almost half across five rounds of layoffs, La Presse reported last week, from its 2023 high of nearly 600 employees to its current…

EV charger company Flo to close Quebec plant, lay off workers

A producer of electric-vehicle chargers in Canada is pointing to trade tensions and shifting political dynamics in America as a major contributor to its decision to close a manufacturing facility in Shawinigan, Quebec. Flo, founded sixteen years ago in Quebec as AddENÉRGIE, is shuttering one of its three plants, throwing approximately 80 employees out of work. Flo has two other production sites, one in the Grand-Mère area of Quebec, plus another…