Flo entered the U.S. market in 2018, but federal assistance is prompting the EV charging company to more quickly invest and scale up production here, CEO Louis Tremblay said.
WASHINGTON — Federal funding to support a national electric vehicle charging network has prompted Flo to hasten its EV charger manufacturing and deployment strategy in the U.S.
Flo, which has a head office in Quebec City, launched production at its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Auburn Hills, Mich., a Detroit suburb, late last year. The company plans to make 250,000 EV chargers by 2028 for the U.S. market. The Biden administration opened applications for the program Tuesday with up to $700 million available in this first round of funding. The program is designed to fill in EV charging gaps and builds on an additional $5 billion provided to states over the next five years through the law's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program to achieve President Joe Biden's vision of a cross-country road trip that is compatible with EVs.
EV chargers constructed with funds from both programs must adhere to minimum standards finalized by the Federal Highway Administration last month. "The incorporation of a clear uptime requirement is a huge win for EV drivers because it creates a basic standard of assessing performance on one of the most important quality aspects of delivering EV charging services," said Allan, noting that Flo's chargers boast a minimum uptime of 98 per cent.
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