Bay Area Air District Boosts Car Buyback to $2,000 Amid Clash over State Emissions Rules

Bay Area Air District boosts car buyback to $2,000 amid clash over state emissions rules

Bay Area Air District Will Pay $2,000 for Some Old Cars

(“Fiat” by James Tworow on Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license) By Ruth Dusseault Bay City News As of July 1, the Bay Area Air District will pay $2,000 to buy back gas-powered vehicles that are model year 2000 and older. That’s a bump from the $1,500 it already pays for vehicles that were manufactured before 1998. The Vehicle Buy Back Program is a voluntary initiative designed to reduce air pollution by removing older, high-emission vehicles fr…

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Starting this week, the Bay Area Air District will pay $2,000 to buy back gas-powered vehicles that are model year 2000 and older. That’s a bump from the $1,500 it already pays for vehicles that were manufactured before 1998. The Vehicle Buy Back Program is a voluntary initiative designed to reduce air pollution by removing older, high-emission vehicles from Bay Area roads. The program is indicative of the state’s push to remove gas-powered vehi…

Bay Area Air District boosts car buyback to $2,000 amid clash over state emissions rules - Local News Matters

THE BAY AREA AIR DISTRICT is now offering $2,000 to buy back gas-powered vehicles that are model year 2000 and older.   That’s a bump from the $1,500 it already pays for vehicles that were manufactured before 1998. The updated payout took effect Tuesday. The Vehicle Buy Back Program is a voluntary initiative designed to reduce air pollution by removing older, high-emission vehicles from Bay Area roads. The program is indicative of the state’s pu…