Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Cash for Clunkers”) program could maximize greenhouse gas emissions savings by using fuel-economy based eligibility requirements rather than age-based requirements. A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., Earlier post.). The one exception is the US CARS program.

Cash For Clunkers 186

Cash For Clunkers Fuel Economy Scrappage Economy 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

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? billion in total. Abrams, Burton A. Hill, Jason, et al.

Cash For Clunkers 236

Cash For Clunkers Delaware MPG 2009 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

While this sounds like an all-too-logical conclusion, the study reports a 57% reduction in the benefits of driving the fuel efficient car for carbon emissions purely based on the purchase of the second vehicle.

Purchase 220

Purchase Fuel Economy Fuel Cash For Clunkers 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Effects of changes in the average lifespan of ordinary passenger cars newly registered between 1990-2000 on total induced CO 2 emissions in 2000. Conversely, encouraging shortened vehicle lifetime via vehicle replacement schemes can result in higher total-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the authors found. Click to enlarge.

Emissions 218

Emissions CO2 2000 Vehicles 218

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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.

Volt 100

Volt Tax Credit Cash For Clunkers Tax 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Link to this audio Hoon said yesterday that decarbonising road transport had a big role in helping the UK meet its targets of reducing CO2 emissions by 26% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. Something like 35% of all our carbon emissions are caused by domestic transport," he said. "Of Of that, 58% of the emissions are caused by motor cars."

Environment 51

Environment Electric Cars Cars 2009 51