Comments on: Separating Myth from Fact on “Cash for Clunkers” http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/08/03/separating-myth-from-fact-on-cash-for-clunkers/ Your daily source for national transportation policy news and analysis. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/08/03/separating-myth-from-fact-on-cash-for-clunkers/comment-page-1/#comment-79391 Nick Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:47:50 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=14881#comment-79391 If, as it seems from the post, the DoE program is about ethanol, I wouldn't be too worried. I don't know the specifics, but at this point in time it's likely to be about corn ethanol, and that's not going to be helping CO2 emissions. Then again, in terms of reliance on foreign oil taking the money away from ethanol could cancel out the gains of the clunkers program. ..and since trading in old cars for new ones often releases more CO2 than keeping the old ones running, the clunkers program won't help CO2 emissions either. Wow, so it really is hard to make the claim that the program will help anyone but the auto industry. If, as it seems from the post, the DoE program is about ethanol, I wouldn’t be too worried. I don’t know the specifics, but at this point in time it’s likely to be about corn ethanol, and that’s not going to be helping CO2 emissions.

Then again, in terms of reliance on foreign oil taking the money away from ethanol could cancel out the gains of the clunkers program.

..and since trading in old cars for new ones often releases more CO2 than keeping the old ones running, the clunkers program won’t help CO2 emissions either.

Wow, so it really is hard to make the claim that the program will help anyone but the auto industry.

]]> By: Willi http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/08/03/separating-myth-from-fact-on-cash-for-clunkers/comment-page-1/#comment-78541 Willi Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:30:47 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=14881#comment-78541 Too bad this is only helping all the people that bought expensive cars and can afford new cars. The people that did the right thing 15-20 years ago are penalized because their cars are old and the web site says their cars do 18 miles or more. Well the cars are OLD and do not handle like when they were new. So they cannot buy a car under the 'cash For clunkers' program. Too bad this is only helping all the people that bought expensive cars and can afford new cars. The people that did the right thing 15-20 years ago are penalized because their cars are old and the web site says their cars do 18 miles or more. Well the cars are OLD and do not handle like when they were new. So they cannot buy a car under the ‘cash For clunkers’ program.

]]> By: Ronaldo http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/08/03/separating-myth-from-fact-on-cash-for-clunkers/comment-page-1/#comment-77831 Ronaldo Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:43:27 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=14881#comment-77831 Bob Dineen, head of the Renewable Fuels Association, has got to be the king of special interests, the chief rent-seeker in America. He will do and say anything to make sure the money keeps flowing to ethanol producers. Bob Dineen, head of the Renewable Fuels Association, has got to be the king of special interests, the chief rent-seeker in America. He will do and say anything to make sure the money keeps flowing to ethanol producers.

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