Kevala Analytics has developed a digital tool that displays the registration location of every non-compliant Volkswagen diesel vehicle in the state of California, juxtaposing the location of these vehicles with the areas of California with the highest levels of pollution and poverty in the state.

Danny Kennedy, the managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund, believes comparing where these vehicles are primarily located may have some sort of correlation to the income and diversity levels of the areas.

“This scandal presents an opportunity to bring solutions to those who are suffering the most from dangerously dirty air,” Kennedy said. “This map shows those most impacted by VW’s malfeasance live in poorer communities and communities of color, which bear the burden of some of our state’s highest rates of air pollution. VW has the power to begin to correct that injustice by expanding access to clean transportation in these neighborhoods.”

Curious? Check out the map for yourself here to form your own opinion.

“Figuring out where the VW diesels are and are likely to go is a key part of addressing this problem,” said Ethan Sprague, vice president of sales and business development at Kevala. “If we can see where the damage is being done, we’re better able to figure out how to address it – and that's what makes this map so powerful. It brings together key data to tell the Volkswagen story in a new way, and helps users conceptualize how Volkswagen could make up for the harm it caused.”