Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2009
Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Click to enlarge. to 443, 297 units.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
The new vehicle purchased must be a car or small van weighing up to 3,500 kg first registered in the UK on or after mid-May 2009, The switch to greener cars as a result of the UK scrappage scheme echoes the pattern set by the US “cash-for-clunkers” scheme, which saw SUVs and pick-up trucks account for 83% of the most-traded cars.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2013
The number of SUV, pickup, minivan, and van models that have combined EPA label values of 20 mpg (11.8 There are almost 3 times more SUVs with combined labels of 25 mpg (9.4 Consumers have an increasing number of high fuel economy/low CO 2 vehicle choices. l/100 km) or more has increased by 71%, from 38 in 2007 to 65 in 2012.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2009
Dingell, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Congressman Jay Inslee, and Congressman Bart Stupak reached an agreement on a “Cash for Clunkers” scrappage program. New light trucks or SUVs with mileage of at least 18 mpg are eligible for vouchers. Waxman, Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey, Chairman Emeritus John D.
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. When the cash for clunkers scheme was introduced, we at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. There are more than twice as many SUV models that achieve 25 mpg (9.4 l/100 km) or more, compared with nine models five years ago. l/100 km) or more in MY 2013 than in MY 2008.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 29, 2024
According to an& official list of vehicles disposed of during the Cash for Clunkers era , not one single Sentra is on the list. We find that difficult to believe, though there were admittedly way more trucks and SUVs meeting their makers during that effort than compact cars thanks to a myriad of rules and reasons.
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