The Quebec City-based electric vehicle charging company is closing its Michigan-based manufacturing plant, months after closing another factory in Shawinigan, Que. With both major manufacturing hubs closing, the firm told The Logic it will be pursuing partnerships with hardware companies and focusing on operating its charging network and selling home chargers. (The Logic, Le Journal de Montréal)

Talking point: Flo, which opened the plant in 2022 with hopes to create 730 jobs by 2028, would not say how many workers are being laid off. As my colleague Martin Patriquin reported this summer, rule changes in New York and California boxed Flo out of two of the biggest charging markets in North America at a time when it was already trying to curb its spending. The company cited trade tensions and “inconsistent policy signals” around EVs as reasons behind the decision.