The two-billion-dollar 10-year investment represents the largest of its kind so far.

In the chaos that is human affairs, bad intentions sometimes eventually lead to good results. As atonement for Volkswagen’s criminal actions in what we like to call the Dirty Diesel Debacle, government regulators have forced the automaker to invest substantial resources in promoting vehicle electrification. As one of these acts of contrition, VW agreed to a consent decree that established Electrify America, a corporation with a mission to increase EV adoption and a budget of two billion dollars to be invested over ten years in charging infrastructure and a brand-neutral consumer awareness campaign.

 

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