In addition to kick-starting depressed auto sales, the other stated goal of this summer’s $3 billion federal “Cash for Clunkers” program was to help the environment by scrapping old beaters and putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road. But the most common deals under the scheme ended up replacing old Ford or Chevy pickups with new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage, according to an analysis of new federal data acquired by The Associated Press.
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