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Univ. of Delaware Researchers Conclude Cash for Clunkers Cost Exceeded Benefit

Green Car Congress

Burton Abrams and George Parsons of the University of Delaware evaluated the efficiency of the recently concluded Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program and concluded that the cost exceeds the benefit by approximately $2,000 per vehicle, or close to $1.4 2009) Is CARS a Clunker? 8, Article 4 doi: 10.2202/1553-3832.1638.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The “cash for volts&# approach was touted Monday by the Electrification Coalition, a 13-member group that sees electric plug-ins as the answer to a host of problems, from dependence on foreign oil to tailpipe emissions that some believe is contributing to global climate change. November 16, 2009: 06:01 PM ET.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: +44 (0)20 3353 2000 Advertising guide License/buy our content About this article Close Labours £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution This article was first published on guardian.co.uk My Web del.icio.us Report errors or inaccuracies: reader@guardian.co.uk