Green Car Reports
MAY 5, 2020
Back in 2009, the $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, or Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), offered $3,500 to $4,500 for older vehicles up to 25 years old regardless of the condition provided consumers replaced it with a new, more fuel-efficient one.
Green Car Reports
MAY 5, 2020
And should Cash for Clunkers look directly at tailpipe emissions for a reboot? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Does it make sense for Volkswagen to create a new brand for its affordable electric vehicles? Volkswagen is thinking of creating a new brand around its most affordable EVs. Given the.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 27, 2009
The US Cash for Clunkers scheme ran out of cash on Tuesday with 690,114 dealer transactions submitted. According to official statistics, 84 per cent of consumers traded in trucks and 59 per cent purchased passenger cars. The state that requested the largest share of the cash for clunkers cash was California with 11.3
Green Cars News
JULY 5, 2009
The US appears set to follow the UK’s lead with its own version of the vehicle scrappage scheme known as the Car Allowance Rebate System - or CARS for short. The programme, which has been dubbed ‘cash for clunkers’, was signed into law on June 24 with issuance expected to occur on July 23.
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.
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 Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS for short, or ‘cash for clunkers’ as it is more commonly known) was the US’s answer to the scrappage schemes in Germany and the UK which appeared to have revitalised their respective automotive sectors. So is this scheme green at all?
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