Cash For Clunkers and Fleet

Why a Biden Presidency will accelerate change to electric cars: 10 talking points

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

President-elect Biden has proposed a $2 trillion climate agenda that includes provisions ranging from coordinating climate priorities in transportation infrastructure spending to things like rebooting “Cash for Clunkers” in the interest of modernizing the fleet toward cleaner vehicles.

Cash For Clunkers

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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. GM retail sales were down 46% while fleet sales declined 43%. Reported hybrid sales by month. Click to enlarge. year-on-year, and off 41% from August. General Motors.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers Sale LS 600H Hybrid

Cash for clunkers enjoys early success

Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

So after the UK’s vehicle scrappage scheme was hailed a success, what of the so-called “cash for clunkers&# programme in the US? Even though corporate purchases of vehicle fleets continued to drop, the number of retail sales of Ford cars and pick-up trucks among the public leapt by nine per cent.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers Scrappage Chrysler General Motors

Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Click to enlarge. to 997,824 units, according to summary figures from AutoData.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge

California car incentives may expand to more low-income buyers

Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2016

The Golden State previously launched "cash for clunkers" programs that incentivized the retirement of older, higher-polluting cars. But last year it also introduced the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program Plus-Up pilot, which provides.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers California Pollution Cars

California Incentivizes Ditching Dirtiest Cars, Buying Cleanest Ones

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Remember "Cash for Clunkers?" Senate Bill 459, now on Governor Jerry Brown''s desk, will update the state''s Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program, which pays cash to drivers who retire older, higher-emission vehicles and replace them with cleaner new.'

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Cash For Clunkers California Buy Cleaner

The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Programs such as “cash for clunkers” provide a financial boost for those considering an automotive upgrade. The post The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. The Choice of Facilities When choosing a recycling facility, individuals should wield discernment.

Cars

Cars Cash For Clunkers Environment Pollution

EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

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 Data for MY 2011 are final; data for MY 2012 are preliminary and based on projected vehicle production values provided to EPA by manufacturers. l/100 km), both slightly worse relative to MY 2010.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy

Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% Ford saw its total sales increase 17% year-on-year in August, including fleet sales. Retail sales were down 17% while fleet sales declined 29%.

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Sale Hybrid LS 600H Market

EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

From MY 1987 through MY 2004, on a fleet-wide basis, automotive technology innovation was generally utilized to support vehicle attributes other than CO 2 emissions and fuel economy, such as weight, performance, and utility. Rather, there are manufacturer-specific compliance levels for both passenger car and light truck fleets.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy 2012 Economy EPA

Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Vehicle replacement schemes such as the “cash for clunkers” program in the US and the “scrappage scheme” in the UK have featured prominently in the economic stimulation packages initiated by many governments to cope with the global economic crisis—at least 13 countries have deployed such schemes.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

Cash for Clunkers. There are two bills in the US House of Representatives to give people cash for replacing an old, fuel inefficient vehicle with a new, more efficient, one. “ People were concerned about spending $35,000 for an SUV that seats five, they were saying for $21,000 I can get a sedan that seats five.

Congress

Congress 2009 Cash For Clunkers Li-ion

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

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

So these retrofits will cost less to drive right away, benefitting public, military, and private fleets, and individual drivers. We’ll add targeted incentives to jump-start this successor to the $4,500 “Cash for Clunkers” program. Payback will come because an electric mile is up to five times cheaper than a petroleum mile.

Oil

Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands

EV Driven

Why a Biden Presidency will accelerate change to electric cars: 10 talking points

September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

Cash for clunkers enjoys early success

Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

California car incentives may expand to more low-income buyers

California Incentivizes Ditching Dirtiest Cars, Buying Cleanest Ones

The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

Reported Sales of US Hybrids Up 48.6% in August; 3.07% Market Share

EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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

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