Northvolt, a giant in the field of electric vehicle batteries, has suspended work on the construction of a massive, multibillion-dollar plant east of Montreal, pending a court ruling on an injunction request filed by an environmental group.
That group, which is called the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement (CQDE), filed an injunction in Superior Court on Thursday, calling for the work to stop.
The plant, if built, will be located on the border of Saint-Basile-le-Grand and McMasterville, about 30 kilometres east of Montreal.
As part of the construction work, Northvolt began felling trees at the site earlier this week, after getting the green light from Quebec’s
