Green Car Congress
MARCH 25, 2019
The Car Allowance Rebate System, which cost the government $3 billion and was dubbed “Cash for Clunkers,” was so popular that it ran for only a few weeks in the summer before running out of money. The data included more than 320,000 real vehicle transactions completed under Cash for Clunkers. —Michael Wiles.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
In a recent collaborative study led by the University of Maryland (UMD), researchers found that consumers tend to buy something less fuel efficient than they normally would for their second car after buying an eco-friendly vehicle. Then, I tend to buy a bigger second car. —James Archsmith.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS for short, or ‘cash for clunkers’ as it is more commonly known) was the US’s answer to the scrappage schemes in Germany and the UK which appeared to have revitalised their respective automotive sectors. When the cash for clunkers scheme was introduced, we at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2009
Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. Cash for Clunkers. kg) of aluminum used.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2009
Vehicles will be offered through eBay Motors’ traditional formats such as “Buy It Now” (where shoppers agree to pay the advertised price) and eBay’s “Best Offer&rduqo; option (where buyers indicate the price they are willing to pay and can negotiate online with the dealer for the vehicle).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Scrappage buyers were also three times more likely than average to buy the smallest class of car—minis such as the Smart Fortwo—and a third more cars bought through the scheme were larger superminis such as the Hyundai i10. New cars bought through the UK’s scrappage incentive scheme , which began in May, emit on average 10.9% g/km CO 2 , 27.4%
Green Cars News
MAY 21, 2009
An article in the New York Times criticised the so-called “cash for clunkers&# legislation that would give people vouchers worth as much as $4,500 to replace old cars with new ones. It would also be required that the loans be used to buy cars achieving at least 32mpg to push innovation - the threshold would increase each year.
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