FLO, Hydro-Québec to install thousands of new EV chargers
by CM Staff
The companies say their latest contract will see FLO install almost twice as many Level 2 chargers in the next four years.
QUEBEC CITY — Hydro-Québec has selected FLO to supply the Electric Circuit with up to 7,500 level two chargers between 2022 and 2026, a move FLO is calling its “biggest contract since its inception.”
FLO’s president and CEO Louis Tremblay says the company is thrilled to have been selected as partner to Electric Circuit yet again.
“FLO chargers are hailed across North America for being especially robust, reliable, and durable. It’s been almost a decade since FLO and Hydro-Québec started working together to electrify Quebec and expand EV charging infrastructure.”
The two Quebec-based EV charger providers have worked together since 2013. Hydro-Québec has awarded six calls for proposals to FLO within the last decade, pursuant to which FLO has supplied Hydro-Québec with approximately 4,500 EV chargers across Quebec.
The companies say their latest contract will see FLO install almost twice as many Level 2 chargers in the next four years.
“We are pleased to expand our longstanding relationship with FLO, especially at a time when the world as a whole, and Quebeckers in particular, are rapidly shifting to electric vehicles,” said France Lampron, director E-Mobility at Hydro-Québec in a statement.
“Providing Quebeckers and visitors alike with thousands more stations where they can charge their vehicles on the go at thousands of convenient locations, is at the heart of Quebec’s plan to electrify our community.”
Of the 7,500 level two chargers FLO will supply under the new contract, 3,000 will be public curbside chargers on the road, 2,000 will be for Hydro-Québec’s fleet, and 2,500 for other usages such as businesses and municipalities.
