Green Bay to replace 3 buses using Volkswagen settlement money
by Scott Hurley, FOX 11 News
Mon, February 10th 2025 at 10:30 AM
Updated Mon, February 10th 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Green Bay Metro Transit station, March 22, 2023. (WLUK)
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The city of Green Bay will be getting three new buses, courtesy of fines paid by Volkswagen for cheating on emissions tests.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration announced $11.8 million in grants to four cities on Monday.
Of that, Green Bay is receiving about $3.9 million for the new buses and to scrap older models. State officials say the city planned to buy electric buses.
The city previously replaced four buses in 2020 using Volkswagen fines. Valley Transit has also used the money to replace buses in the past.
Volkswagen agreed to pay the federal government $2.9 billion after violating the Clean Air Act between 2009 and 2016. The company sold diesel engines that had software showing inaccurate nitrogen oxide emissions. Wisconsin's portion of the settlement was $67 million.
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