US EPA Head Laments Previous Admin’s $160M Payment to Canadian EV Company That’s Gone Bankrupt

A LionC fully electric school bus is seen at an event promoting the Greening Government Fund, which provides funding to federal departments and agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their operations, in Ottawa, on June 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The U.S. government is out tens of millions of dollars after the bankruptcy of a Canadian electric vehicle company that was awarded nearly US$160 million to build hundreds of electric school buses, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says.

Lee Zeldin, who was named President Donald Trump’s EPA administrator in January, told Fox News in a recent interview that Quebec vehicle-maker Lion Electric failed to deliver many of the buses it was paid for.