Author: Erin Prater, Colorado Politics & Liz Forster, The Gazette

The Regional Transportation District will receive an $8.5 million injection from a recent settlement with automaker Volkswagen, the Colorado Department of Transportation has announced. The funds will go toward the metro Denver transit agency’s purchase of 15 battery electric buses and chargers, CDOT said. In all, Colorado will receive about $68 million from the Volkswagen…