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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

Green Car Congress

It was a great opportunity to get some insights from this natural experiment about trade-in promotions and the effect of trade-in rebates that nobody had looked at before. Under the federal program, buyers could get a $3,500 or $4,500 rebate, depending on how much more efficient their new car was. It’s a little counterintuitive.