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Study: Cash-for-Clunkers Programs Should Use Fuel Economy Rather Than Age to Maximize GHG Reductions

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A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., Cash for Clunkers”) program could maximize greenhouse gas emissions savings by using fuel-economy based eligibility requirements rather than age-based requirements. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Earlier post.).

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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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—James Archsmith, assistant professor in Agricultural & Resource Economics at UMD and lead author. Archsmith and the team hope to expand this research out beyond California and to other aspects of driver behavior research that plays an important role on fuel economy, and ultimately on environmental health and climate change.

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