Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., Cash for Clunkers”) program could maximize greenhouse gas emissions savings by using fuel-economy based eligibility requirements rather than age-based requirements. Earlier post.). The one exception is the US CARS program.

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Cash For Clunkers Fuel Economy Scrappage Economy 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Effects of changes in the average lifespan of ordinary passenger cars newly registered between 1990-2000 on total induced CO 2 emissions in 2000. Conversely, encouraging shortened vehicle lifetime via vehicle replacement schemes can result in higher total-induced greenhouse gas emissions, the authors found. Credit: ACS, Kagawa et al.

Emissions 218

Emissions CO2 2000 Vehicles 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

German Umweltprämie and the US Cars program—for the impact on CO 2 and NO x emissions of 2.8 While scrappage schemes have the potential to deliver on objectives such as reducing pollutant emissions, these have not done so as well. positive results from targeted incentives based on fuel economy, even if these were.

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France Germany Renewable Fleet 249