Why cash for clunkers is bad




















Wilson said, "All those parts that could have been reused to help out the environment will go right to a scrap processor. Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue. Once again, according to the Wall Street Journal, the answer is no. Did CARS benefit the companies who build and sell cars?

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, AutoConversion and its affiliates. Unfortunately, what was promised and what actually happened are two different things. Under the rules of the CARS program, things were a bit different. Recycling is Good for the Environment, Right? The Impact of Cash for Clunkers Estimates range, but as little as 3 million tons and as much as 4.

This article was contributed by a Guest Author. The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily represent the views of our publication. In this case, the author is claiming that many of those engines could have been re-used. Since they weren't tested, that is a claim that's hard to prove or dispute. But I would say that if the "cash for clunkers" rebate exceeded the value someone could get for their used car, that those cars were not in a condition that could be repurposed in an environmentally sound way.

What manufacturer could find a use for the engine from a malaise era car that has few components common to a more modern engine? I hardly think so. Anyone who restores cars knows how epically expensive it is to bring an old, beaten down engine back to original factory specs The A.

It has no experience in such initiatives and proved itself incapable of forecasting demand associated with different incentive levels. And the auto industry hardly deserved special treatment, when home appliance and furniture sales, for example, are equally in the doldrums. You have 1 free article s left this month.

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