EV startup Canoo is putting remaining workers on ‘mandatory unpaid leave’

Struggling electric van maker Canoo has placed its remaining employees on what it calls “mandatory unpaid leave” until at least the end of the year, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch.

The company told employees at the end of the day Friday that they were locked out of Canoo systems, according to the email. The benefits will continue until the end of December, he said.

The email arrives only a few days later the company announced that it has laid off about 100 employees An assembly plant in Oklahoma has been idled due to lack of funding. It is not clear how many people remained after these cuts. The company and CEO Tony Aquila did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Canoo completes a difficult year. It recently closed its Los Angeles office. He lost many administratorsincluding chief technology officer, chief financial officer and general counsel. The the company informed In mid-November, there was only $700,000 in the bank.