In 2015, by way of court ordered settlement, Volkswagen resolved allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act. As part of a settlement, Illinois was among the states awarded money from the auto manufacturer. In an effort to put the funds to use on a clean‐energy initiative, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has allocated $10.8 million (or 10% of the total settlement award) to replace/convert pre‐2009 diesel school buses with electric school buses.
Illinois EPA Volkswagen Settlement Page
Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Portal
May 16, 2019 Webinar with Illinois EPA
Lion C (Type C all-electric conventional School Bus)
Lion A (Mini all-electric school bus)
Lion Bus - Marie Bedard | marie.bedard@thelionelectric.com | 514.717.3703
Motiv/Trans Tech/Starcraft - Kash Sethi | kash.sethi@motivps.com | 650.730.7604
Adomani/Blue Bird - Kevin Kanning | kevin.k@adomanielectric.com | 650.533.7629
Rob Kelter, Senior Attorney | rkelter@elpc.org | 312.795.3734
Susan Mudd, Senior Policy Advocate | smudd@elpc.org | 312.795.3722
Office of Community Relations | EPA.VWSettlement@illinois.gov
Brad Frost | brad.frost@illinois.gov | 217.782.7027
Deirdre McQuillen | deirdre.mcquillen@illinois.gov