Cash For Clunkers Emissions Pollution Purchase 
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Burton Abrams and George Parsons of the University of Delaware evaluated the efficiency of the recently concluded Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program and concluded that the cost exceeds the benefit by approximately $2,000 per vehicle, or close to $1.4 per gallon for CO 2 and criteria pollutant costs (Jason Hill et al. 0812835106.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 21, 2009
The US car scrappage scheme know as the ‘cash for clunkers’ plan will end next week after the funds ran out. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Thursday that after a successful run, the cash for clunkers program will come to a close on Monday, August 24th at 8 p.m.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
New cars bought through the scheme had average CO 2 emissions of 131.1 The US administration claimed new cars bought through the programme were 63% less polluting than the old ones, though campaigners criticised it as an costly method of reducing carbon emissions. g/km CO 2 , 27.4% below the average CO 2 (181.9
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