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We Need A Cash For Stinkers Program 

CleanTechnica EVs

Just like the Cash for Clunkers program during the financial crisis, a “Cash for Stinkers” program is needed to battle the climate crisis. Cash for Clunkers was designed to increase new car sales and, in the meantime, put more fuel-efficient vehicles on the road.

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New Zealand Is Becoming The Norway Of The Pacific

CleanTechnica EVs

Government rebates, cash for clunkers programs, and congestion fees? New Zealand is doing a lot of things right!

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Click to enlarge. to 997,824 units, according to summary figures from AutoData. Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% to 443, 297 units. Click to enlarge.

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30+% of Volkswagen July US Sales Were Diesel

Green Car Congress

The Jetta SportWagen for the third consecutive month posted its best sales month ever with sales of 2,415 units; clean diesel TDIs represented 81% of SportWagen sales, and 40% of Jetta sedan sales, which totalled 9,663 units. Volkswagen said that the government Cash-for-Clunkers program accounted for more than 3,300 sales.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

Programs such as “cash for clunkers” provide a financial boost for those considering an automotive upgrade. The post The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. The Choice of Facilities When choosing a recycling facility, individuals should wield discernment.

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VW, Mercedes, Opel, Fiat launch buybacks of dirtiest diesels in Europe

Green Car Reports

The news that VW Group engineers had deliberately cheated on eight years of emission tests for the "clean diesels" sold by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche sent shockwaves around the world. Almost two years ago, the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal burst into public view, and nothing has been quite the same since then.

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VW diesels enjoy US sales success

Green Cars News

Some manufacturers have focused on hybrids, others on electrics - but it is the clean diesels of Volkswagen that are reaping the rewards in the USA. Indeed clean diesel TDIs represented 81 per cent of SportWagon sales and 40 per cent of Jetta saloon car sales, which reached a total of 9,663 units.