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Brookings analysts recommend against repeating cash for clunkers program in future recession

Green Car Congress

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 miles per gallon (9.4 billion in vouchers; NHTSA concluded that the new vehicles purchased under the program averaged 24.9 l/100 km), compared to the 15.8