Bentley, Porsche and Rolls Royce sign up to ‘green’ scrappage scheme
The manufacturers of some of the most-polluting cars on British roads, including Bentley, Porsche and Rolls Royce, have today signed up for the government’s scrappage scheme, an initiative described as ‘green’ because it aims to replace older vehicles with new, fuel-efficient models.
In theory it means someone who scraps a 1999 Volkswagen Lupo TDi 3L, (81g CO2/km) and buys a 2009 Bentley Arnage (465g CO2/km) would receive a £1,000 taxpayer-funded payment. The Bentley produces over 5 times as much CO2 as the smaller car.
Director at the Environmental Transport Association (ETA), Andrew Davis, said: “Buying a green Bentley does not make this scrappage scheme environmentally-friendly”
The ETA objects to the scrappage scheme because it fails to take into consideration the amount of energy required to build a vehicle in the first place and does not require the new car to be more efficient than the one being scrapped.
The manufacturers who have signed up to take part are: Allied Vehicles, Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Daihatsu, FIAT, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, London Taxis International, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, MG Motor, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Perodua, Peugeot, Porsche, Proton, Renault, Rolls Royce, SAAB, SECMA UK, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Volvo, Koelliker UK Ltd, Iveco Ltd, Chrysler, Renault Trucks UK Ltd.
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