14 States Are Using Dieselgate Funds Earmarked For Cleaner Transportation To Fund Diesel Programs

Nearly $3 billion in funding from Volkswagen’s Dieselgate settlement designed to go toward cleaner transportation in the US is being underutilized in EV infrastructure and adoption, according to a recent study which grades all states based on their spending plans. In fact, at least 14 states could see all of their allotted funds go toward diesel vehicle projects.

The stunning study comes from the United States Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG), which gives only 15 states a C grade or better when it comes to policies that can increase access to clean transportation, including electric vehicle charging and electric bus fleets. The rest of the states earned D or F grades.

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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/23/2019 4:52:06 PM

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How does this happen? Did they misread the documents that explained what the funding is supposed to be for? Or are the folks in the State legislatures on the hook with the oil industry for their campaign funding? If you want government by the people only citizens should be allowed to contribute to a campaign and only a small amount $1,500 or so annually. No PAC's and no corporate donations.

Foncool - 5/24/2019 4:55:55 AM

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Does that include Unions, activist groups etc? the whole diesel gate was nothing but a money grab shake down by zealots to achieve social engineering goals that have been rejected by the market.

MDarringer - 5/24/2019 7:58:41 AM

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How does this happen? Democrats have no respect for the law.

It's time to ban political action of any sort by unions including all form of monetary support. All 50 states must be right-to-work states with workers not forced to belong to the unions. Unions must be confined ONLY to negotiating working conditions and wages.

Trump2020: Fcuk The Socialists

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/24/2019 9:31:19 PM

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Look at the list of the states in the article (read the article). I have seen the vast majority of Governor's and state houses are Republican controlled. Therefore the idea to misuse the funds is to be blamed squarely on the GOP. Blue states seem to be doing the right things with the money.... Have a look...

countguy - 5/23/2019 5:06:44 PM

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Figures