Electric vehicle charging companies are calling for independent oversight of the $2 billion Volkswagen Group is required to invest in clean car infrastructure in the U.S., saying the company should not have the power to shape the developing EV charging system.VW agreed to invest the money, which includes $1.2 billion nationally and $800 million in California, as part of its penalties for equipping hundreds of thousands of its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. with software designed to cheat emissions tests.
While charging station companies called the money a potential game changer, they worry that if it is misspent, it could hurt competition.
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