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UMD collaborative study finds that fuel efficiency of one car in household may be cancelled out by next car purchase

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The researchers studied California Department of Motor Vehicle trends in household behaviors for two-car households for a period of six years. That can be good if it reduces gasoline use. We want to focus more on driving behavior and how multi-car households drive their vehicles and respond to changes in gasoline prices in the future.

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Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

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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.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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If we can again succeed like that, in a decade, we’ll look back and know that we got a great deal: safer, healthier, better lives, an economy no longer held hostage to petro-dictatorships and blindered, monopolistic companies, and a significant response to climate change. Over time, we can conserve by reducing the miles we drive.

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