Vermont aims VW settlement funds at boosting electric vehicles

An electric vehicle hooked up to a charging station in Burlington. Courtesy photo
Vermont plans to use its $18.7 million share of the national Volkswagen “clean diesel” fraud settlement for an electric bus pilot program and to install vehicle charging stations.
The state Agency of Natural Resources plan, submitted to the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust on Monday, must be approved by the trustee before the state can receive the money. It calls for purchasing and installing e