Press Mention Energy News Network March 8, 2020
SACE Quoted
In North Carolina, Volkswagen funds still depend on GOP legislature
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North Carolina's $92 million Volkswagen settlement windfall remains stalled due to a political dispute between Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and the Republican-controlled General Assembly over budget authority. Stan Cross, electric transportation policy director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, warns that delays could undermine business confidence in the settlement's ability to fund electric vehicle charging infrastructure and clean transportation projects. The state lags behind 36 other states that have already begun issuing grants from their VW settlement allocations.
The General assembly should pass another mini-budget bill to allocate and release the Volkswagen settlement money, as they've been doing with other priorities. Applicants deserve to have their projects funded. EV drivers need the chargers, and EV businesses need the revenue.
Stan Cross