An electric vehicle is charged in Ottawa on July 13, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Two electric vehicle (EV) battery-related projects in Quebec have hit a roadblock, with one put on hold and the other cancelled, as companies respond to a global slowdown in the EV industry.
The planned expansion of Ultium Cam EV battery materials facility in Bécancour, Que., has been put on hold, while a second plant planned by Vale Base Metals that was intended to supply nickel sulfate to Ultium Cam has been scrapped, as first reported by Radio-Canada.
