Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
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. Allan et al.
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 28, 2023
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.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
The data revealed multiple trends that correlate with a decrease in overall fuel economy and efficiency. It’s not likely that people are actually thinking about fuel economy that way, that they can splurge on a less fuel efficient vehicle. It is more likely utility-based in some way, but it is correlated with fuel economy nonetheless.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2013
Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy, MY 1975-2011. The report finds that CO 2 emissions rates and fuel economy values reflect a very favorable multi-year trend beginning in MY 2005. The fleet-wide average real world MY 2011 personal vehicle CO 2 emissions value is 398 g/mi and average fuel economy is 22.4
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6 mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. l/100 km) fuel economy, which, if achieved, will again represent all-time records. Change in Adjusted fuel economy, weight, and horsepower for MY 1975-2013. mpg, or 22%.
Green Cars News
MAY 21, 2009
An article in the New York Times criticised the so-called “cash for clunkers&# legislation that would give people vouchers worth as much as $4,500 to replace old cars with new ones. It suggests that the House’s programme seems as though it is designed to undercut both its economic and environmental value.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Empirical results also revealed that even if the fuel economy of less fuel-efficient ordinary passenger vehicles were improved to levels comparable with those of the best available technology, i.e. hybrid passenger cars currently being produced in Japan, total CO 2 emissions would decrease by only 0.2%.
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