Volkswagen (VW) Settlement
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- Jan 10, 2026
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States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and tribes will receive $2.7 billion from the historic VW settlement with U.S. EPA to support projects that reduce NOx emissions from the transportation sector. To administer these funds, an “environmental mitigation trust” was established, and states that wish to access their allocated portion of the funds applied to become beneficiaries of the trust. Beneficiaries will develop a “beneficiary mitigation plan” that provides a high-level summary of how they intend to spend their allocated funds. The settlement provides detailed information on the types of projects states can undertake (known as “eligible mitigation actions”), which will allow states to repower or replace vehicles, develop shore power for ports, build out electric vehicle chargi...
About this opportunity
The civil complaint filed against Volkswagen claimed that the automaker installed software in its 2.0-liter diesel engine vehicles to disable emission controls under normal use and to turn on emission controls only when the vehicle was being tested. This “defeat device” resulted in better real-world fuel mileage and driving performance, but also resulted in the release of thousands of tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in excess of regulated limits. The VW emissions control problem was identified and flagged by researchers at West Virginia University who were funded by the International Council on Clean Transportation. The researchers conducted on-road testing of VW models equipped with 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel engine in May 2014. The testing revealed that average emis...