Debate over use of fund pits diesel vehicles vs. electric
Lawmakers came out in favor of buying electric buses with almost $19 million coming to Vermont from a “clean diesel” fraud case against Volkswagen.
However, the deputy secretary of the agency that decides how to spend the fund questioned whether to put the money toward more clean diesel vehicles instead.The Agency of Natural Resources is writing a plan for the money, and in the coming weeks the agency will release the plan to the public, Deputy Secretary Peter Walke said.
Peter Walke
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