The Cash Allowance Rebate System (CARS), more commonly known as Cash for Clunkers, has released a transaction report of all trade-in vehicles approved for payment as of October, found here: http://www.cars.gov/carsreport

As a "car guy" I found it very interesting to pour through the excel file. CNG cars first caught my eye and then a few LPG vehicles. I decided to total the list and determine how many alternative fuel cars met their maker in the Cash for Clunkers program.

Drumroll please!  And the totals are:

•    1,000 CNG Vehicles
•    1,871 Flex-Fuel Vehicles
•    18 LPG Vehicles
•    2,889 Total Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Below is the list of AFV's executed.  Anyone else surprised so many alternative fuel vehicles died?

CNG
Vehicle Category	Make	Model	Year	Count
1 - Category 1 Truck	Dodge	Ram Van 2500 2WD CNG	2001	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Dodge	Ram Van 2500 2WD CNG	2002	4
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	1996	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	1997	8
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	1999	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2002	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1998	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1999	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 CNG	2001	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 CNG	2002	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (CNG)	2001	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 Pickup 2WD CNG	2000	4
2 - Category 2 Truck	Chevrolet	Express Cargo (Bi-fuel)	2004	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Chevrolet	Silverado 2500 2WD (Bifuel)	2003	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Chevrolet	Express Cargo (dedicated CNG)	2004	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Dodge	Ram Van 2500 2WD CNG	2001	3
2 - Category 2 Truck	Dodge	Ram Van 2500 2WD CNG	2002	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Dodge	Ram Van 2500 2WD CNG	2003	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Dodge	Ram Wagon 2500 2WD CNG	2001	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Dodge	Ram Wagon 2500 2WD CNG	2002	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2000	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	E250 CNG	2001	4
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1998	8
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1999	11
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	2000	3
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 CNG	2001	11
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (CNG)	2001	7
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (CNG)	2002	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (CNG)	2004	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (CNG)	2001	3
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (CNG)	2002	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (CNG)	2004	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Pickup 2WD CNG	2000	17
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F250 Pickup 2WD CNG	1998	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F250 Pickup 2WD CNG	1999	13
3 - Category 3 Truck	Chevrolet	Silverado 2500 HD 4WD CNG	2005	4
3 - Category 3 Truck	Dodge	Ram Van 2500 2WD CNG	2001	3
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	E250 CNG	2001	2
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1998	17
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1999	17
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	2000	17
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	F150 CNG	2001	1
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	F250 Pickup 2WD CNG	1998	4
3 - Category 3 Truck	Ford	F250 Pickup 2WD CNG	1999	23
3 - Category 3 Truck	GMC	Sierra 2500 HD 4WD CNG	2005	1
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	1996	320
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	1997	328
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	1999	68
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2000	39
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2001	16
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2002	7
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2003	6
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Crown Victoria CNG	2004	1
P - Passenger Car	Ford	E250 Econoline 2WD CNG	1998	1
Total				1,000

 

FFV
Vehicle Category	Make	Model	Year	Count
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Crown Victoria FFV	2008	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer USPS FFV 4WD	2001	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac FFV 2WD	2004	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac FFV 4WD	2004	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport FFV 2WD	2001	11
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport FFV 4WD	2001	24
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer 4WD FFV	2003	89
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer 4WD FFV	2004	14
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer FFV 2WD	2002	10
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer FFV 4WD	2002	29
1 - Category 1 Truck	Chevrolet	S10 Pickup 2WD FFV	2001	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Chevrolet	S10 Pickup 2WD FFV	2002	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer 2WD FFV	2003	56
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Explorer 2WD FFV	2004	10
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 Pickup FFV 2WD	2006	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	1999	454
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2000	365
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2001	96
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2002	42
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2003	27
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 4WD	1999	199
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 4WD	2000	150
1 - Category 1 Truck	GMC	Sonoma 2WD (FFV)	2001	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 (FFV) Ethanol 2WD	2001	13
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 2WD FFV	2003	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 2WD	1999	66
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 2WD	2000	53
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 2WD	2002	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 4WD	1999	35
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 4WD	2000	9
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Grand Marquis FFV	2008	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Mountaineer 2WD FFV	2002	12
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Mountaineer 2WD FFV	2003	3
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Mountaineer 2WD FFV	2004	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Mountaineer 4WD FFV	2002	35
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Mountaineer 4WD FFV	2003	3
1 - Category 1 Truck	Mercury	Mountaineer 4WD FFV	2004	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Explorer 2WD FFV	2003	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac FFV 2WD	2004	3
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac FFV 4WD	2004	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac FFV 4WD	2005	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Explorer USPS FFV 4WD	2001	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	1999	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2000	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 4WD	1999	3
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	Ranger FFV 4WD	2000	2
2 - Category 2 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 2WD	1999	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Mazda	B3000 FFV 4WD	1999	1
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Explorer 4WD FFV	2003	2
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Explorer 4WD FFV	2004	1
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	1999	5
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2000	3
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2001	2
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Ranger FFV 2WD	2002	1
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Ranger FFV 4WD	1999	3
P - Passenger Car	Ford	Ranger FFV 4WD	2000	3
P - Passenger Car	Mazda	B3000 FFV 2WD	2000	1
P - Passenger Car	Mazda	B3000 FFV 4WD	1999	2
P - Passenger Car	Mazda	B3000 FFV 4WD	2000	1
P - Passenger Car	Mercury	Grand Marquis FFV	2008	6
P - Passenger Car	Mercury	Mountaineer 4WD FFV	2002	1
Total				1,871

 

LPG
Vehicle Category	Make	Model	Year	Count
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (LPG)	2001	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (LPG)	2003	3
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (LPG)	2004	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (LPG)	2001	6
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (LPG)	2002	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (LPG)	2003	1
2 - Category 2 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (LPG)	2004	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 2WD (LPG)	2001	2
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (LPG)	2001	1
1 - Category 1 Truck	Ford	F150 Dual-fuel 4WD (LPG)	2002	1
Total				18

 

Total CNG, FFV & LPG				2,889

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