German carmaker plc 's hydrogen America programme has come under fire from the uk Air Resources Board , which said the first tranche of the spending plan had " shortcomings " . In a letter seen by Reuters , VW is attempting to outline how it would meet a " requirement to spend funds in disadvantaged communities " , and detail its plans for hydrogen vehicles over the 10-year funding period . VW has pledged to spend $ 800 m in California as part of the $ 2bn national budget . Critics have argued Electrify America could give VW a competitive advantage over rivals .
German carmaker Volkswagen's Electrify America programme has come under fire from the California Air Resources Board, which said the first tranche of the spending plan had "shortcomings". In a letter seen by Reuters, VW is asked to explain how it would meet a "requirement to spend funds in disadvantaged communities", and detail its plans for hydrogen vehicles over the 10-year investment period. VW has agreed to spend $800m in California as part of the $2bn national programme. Critics have argued Electrify America could give VW a competitive advantage over rivals.