Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
After the “clunker” was traded in, its engine was destroyed. 677,842 clunkers were traded in between 1 July 2009 and 24 August 2009 as part of the program, which issued $2.85 Paper: Cash for Clunkers: An Evaluation of the Car Allowance Rebate System Policy brief: The Car Allowance Rebate System: Evaluation and Lessons for the Future.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 27, 2009
Cash for Clunkers sales by manufacturer. The US Cash for Clunkers program (CARS) ended Tuesday night with 690,114 dealer transaction submitted worth $2,877.9 The average fuel economy of the vehicles traded in was 15.8 mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
Average fuel economy of purchased new light-duty vehicles by month, including projection without the program. The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS)—“Cash for Clunkers”—gave buyers a rebate when they traded in a vehicle while purchasing a new one. Source: Sivak and Schoettle 2009. Click to enlarge. mpg in July 2009 and 0.7
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 minimum age restriction will inadvertently exclude newer, low fuel economy vehicles from participation in the program. Allan et al.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2009
The federal government’s Cash for Clunkers aims to stimulate the economy, provide relief for automobile manufacturers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Knittel did not analyze the program’s other key objectives: stimulating the economy and providing relief for automobile manufacturers. However, the. pollutants.I
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 Cars News
AUGUST 27, 2009
The US Cash for Clunkers scheme ran out of cash on Tuesday with 690,114 dealer transactions submitted. The average fuel economy of the vehicles being traded in was just 15.8mpg, but the average of those being bought was 24.9mpg - that’s an improvement of 58 per cent. So did it achieve its objectives?
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