Quebec EV Company Lion Electric Made Big Promises, but Struggled to Deliver

Quebec EV Company Lion Electric Made Big Promises, but Struggled to Deliver
Lion Electric Co.'s lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility is shown in Mirabel, Que., on Sept. 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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A Quebec company once hailed as a success story in the electric-vehicle transition has struggled to deliver on many of its most ambitious plans.

Lion Electric Co. made a name for itself selling electric school buses in Canada and the United States. It later targeted the commercial truck market, advertising agreements with Amazon, Canadian National Railway and IKEA.