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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

Green Car Congress

In addition, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging six VW executives and employees for their roles in the nearly 10-year conspiracy. As part of the resolution, Volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts, to pay penalties and fines totaling $4.3

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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Including suppliers, dealers, service centers, etc., The EV battery start-up company SPARKZ is going to fill its worker needs in its planned West Virginia plant by recruiting and retraining laid off coal miners. -assembled vehicles increases to 60 percent from today’s 50 percent. there are more than 7.25

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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billion for supporting charging infrastructure. Overnight EV charging at an apartment building. only when by car dealers, not private parties. only when by car dealers, not private parties. billion for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and $1.71 only when the price of the used EV is $25,000 or less. and a third).