Comments on: “Cash for Clunkers” program a good, sensible idea

By: Ana

Ana — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:40:01 +0000

Tks for the post!
The Japanese Government has been doing a similar program for many years and the cash incentive (for old cars works very well as increasing taxes + fines versus a cash transfer). As a result, the program not only helped the Japanese auto industry to increase sales–regardless of space limitations and excellent public transportation systems–but also improved competition within the industry.

By: RockyRacoon

RockyRacoon — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:45:15 +0000

I wish I could afford a $3,000.00 being on a fixed income I just hope I could get decent insurance and finacing for such a project. We should do the same thing for all the old tv’s and upgrade then to hd blue ray, our computers should all be wireless and portable with duo core processors, and make sure mini gets her nails clipped at the poodle palace this week while I am at it. OH and be careful what you say about where you got your dress…..it’s a scandal you know.

Yours,
RR

By: Make Them Accountable / Environment

Make Them Accountable / Environment — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:18:49 +0000

[...] “Cash for Clunkers” program a good, sensible idea Three U.S. senators — two Democrats, one Republican — introduced a bill today that would create a national incentive program for the voluntary retirement of inefficient vehicles. The four-year program would apply to anyone who had a driveable vehicle registered for four months or longer that got no more than 18 miles per gallon. The vehicle owner would have the option of turning in the car, truck or SUV to be scrapped in exchange for a credit of $2,500 to $4,500. [...]

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:55:08 +0000

Thanks Jeff. Yeah, Car Heaven has done a great job. Unfortunately the incentives haven’t been great — in fact they’re dramatically less than what’s being proposed in the U.S. and I’m not sure our federal government has plans to jack up the incentives much higher. I hope they prove me wrong.

So, yes, U.S. legislators may be aiming to mimic the Car Heaven model — which is a good thing — but they plan to go much further in terms of incentives, which is a better thing.

By: Jeff Harti

Jeff Harti — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:13:21 +0000

Hi Tyler,

Actually the Federal Government is working on a similar national vehicle scrappage program which will be unveiled later this month. It is being developed and will be administered by the Clean Air Foundation (www.cleanairfoundation.org), which has successfully run the Car Heaven program for 9 years. In this time Car Heaven has removed over 83,000 older, more polluting vehicles from the road.

So, good on the Americans and here’s hoping this bill passes but let’s not forget that Canada has been out-in-front on this issue for years.