Cash For Clunkers Pollution Scrappage 
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.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
New cars bought through the UK’s scrappage incentive scheme , which began in May, emit on average 10.9% Scrappage buyers were also three times more likely than average to buy the smallest class of car—minis such as the Smart Fortwo—and a third more cars bought through the scheme were larger superminis such as the Hyundai i10.
The Driven EV News
JUNE 6, 2023
Tesla has launched a scrappage program in UK to help take older polluting vehicles off the road. Perhaps Australia could revisit its "cash for clunkers" scheme in EV age. The post Tesla offers £4,000 “cash for clunkers” trade-in for new EVs appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
They also found that extending the lifetime of a vehicle contributed to a moderate increase in emissions of criteria pollutants (NO x , HC, and CO) during the use phase of the vehicle. —Kagawa et al.
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
MAY 23, 2009
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.
Baua Electric
JULY 17, 2024
However, even if such goals are met, large numbers of old, polluting vehicles will remain on the roads. Various governments have instituted scrappage programs to try to usher the oldest, smokiest vehicles off the stage. However, these often focus more on supporting automakers and dealerships than on reducing emissions.
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