According to a lawsuit by Executive Workspace, Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America, which pulled the plug on a deal to install electric vehicle charging stations in Midtown, allegedly never intended to follow through on the plan, Chris Harris and Lois Weiss of The New York Post reports. Electrify America allegedly failed to apply for charging station permits needed and then in May the subsidiary told Executive Workspace it was terminating its lease signed for the location at 1120 Avenue of the Americas. Electrify America blamed economic reasons for ending the agreement, but Executive Workspace claims the charging stations were simply used as a ruse to satisfy the requirements of a nearly $15B settlement the German automaker reached after its 2015 scandal.
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