A scrappage bonus for Combustion cars According to a new study, it could make a significant contribution to achieving climate goals – and be significantly cheaper compared to e-fuels. This comes from the Investigation by the environmental research association ICCT
out. The researchers also assume that a scrappage program can not only save more money compared to e-fuels, but also more CO₂, namely up to a third of the savings required in the transport sector by 2030.
Specifically, the scrapping program proposed in the study envisages decommissioning eight million cars. This could save up to 11 million tons of CO₂ equivalents. For e-fuels, however, the so-called emission reduction potential is only up to 190,000 tons of CO₂ equivalents.
At the same time, the scientists estimate the production costs for e-fuels produced in Germany – i.e. synthetic fuels from renewable energy – in 2030 at around 910 euros per ton of CO₂ equivalents avoided. With a scrappage program, however, it is only 313 euros per ton for diesel vehicles and 255 euros for gasoline vehicles.
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is an independent research organization. She helped uncover the VW emissions scandal in the USA in 2015. The focus of the current study is the question of what contribution a scrappage program can make to closing the existing gap in reducing CO₂ emissions in the transport sector.