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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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The Car Allowance Rebate System, which cost the government $3 billion and was dubbed “Cash for Clunkers,” was so popular that it ran for only a few weeks in the summer before running out of money. The data included more than 320,000 real vehicle transactions completed under Cash for Clunkers. —Michael Wiles.

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Cash for clunkers repeat? Report says: NO

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At the height of the recession in 2008-2009, the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), also known as the "cash for clunkers" program (a similar concept was launched in the UK known as the scrappage scheme) was introduced in the USA to drive new sales and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. However, a new[.]. Latest News Green cars'

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

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Here’s our rough draft, which we’re releasing as we refine the concept—we moved up our plans when we learned about the Tuesday address. We’ll add targeted incentives to jump-start this successor to the $4,500 “Cash for Clunkers” program. We ask our readers to help spread the word to thought-leaders and strategists everywhere.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Kia Borrego LX

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The folks at the Kia design center in Irvine, California (where I lowered the property values in decisive fashion with my hooptie Impala in 1990 ) came up with the Kia Mohave as their first project, introducing it to the world as the Kia Mesa concept car at the 2005 NAIAS. The MSRP started at just $26,245 for a Borrego LX 2WD with 3.8-liter

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