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More international criticism for scrappage schemes

Green Cars News

Yesterday we told you how the scrappage scheme proposals in the USA are coming under fire and today it is the turn of Spain’s scheme to face criticism. The Ecologistas en Accion , one of the country’s most important green groups, is claiming that the scrappage scheme is bad business.

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. This is little more than a panicked way of propping up the industry as, given time; those cashing in the grants would most likely have bought the new car anyway.

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Extending vehicle life the key to CO2 emission savings

Green Cars News

Remember when the scrappage scheme and the cash for clunkers campaign were introduced and many argued that replacing older cars with new vehicles would be beneficial for the environment? Well now a study published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology is suggesting the opposite.

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Will you save money if you buy a green car? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

However, a study by consumer advice monthly Which? The Ford Fiesta remains the top-selling new car with almost 67,000 registered in the first seven months of the year. Certainly the Government’s scrappage scheme has attracted new car buyers who only have the money to buy some of the cheaper new vehicles.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

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.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

This is more than a debate about emissions from transport, it’s a debate about what sort of transport system we want in New Zealand. Scrappage schemes . The OECD has conducted analysis on the components of effective ‘scrappage schemes’. We spend billions of dollars annually on importing fossil fuels.