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 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 scheme had average CO 2 emissions of 131.1 g/km CO 2 , 27.4% below the average CO 2 (181.9
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Vehicle replacement schemes such as the “cash for clunkers” program in the US and the “scrappage scheme” in the UK have featured prominently in the economic stimulation packages initiated by many governments to cope with the global economic crisis—at least 13 countries have deployed such schemes. —Kagawa et al.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2010
Since our cars and trucks use almost two-thirds of the oil we buy, the quickest way to cut oil use is to free transportation from its grip. Pioneering companies now have designs to turn gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles into all-electrics or plug-in hybrids, depending on how they’re built and the range their drivers need.
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
a hybrid is converted to a PHEV, it can reach a top speed of about 52 mph in electric mode before the gasoline engine takes over. He encouraged the county to buy the car in 2004, when a state energy conservation grant paid half the $22,000 cost, he said.The Honda gets 45 to 50 miles per gallon, Maynard said.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2009
The vast majority of Americans drive to work, but even the threat of higher gas prices doesn’t seem to be encouraging them much to carpool, take public transportation or buy an energy-efficient hybrid car, according to a new Rasmussen survey. Government workers are four times as likely as those who work in the private sector to buy a hybrid.
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2009
A new Rasmussen telephone poll found that 81% of Americans oppose an “ increase the tax on gasoline by a large amount ” as a way to encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient cars. 15% of men support a big tax increase on gasoline to push sales of fuel-efficient cars, compared to 6% of women.
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