feebate

And a feebate is a fee and a rebate, so we call it a feebate.

CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2009 2009

Under a "feebate" system, a fee is applied to carbon, and the revenues are rebated directly to consumers.

Bill Shireman: Americans' Support for Climate Action Still Overwhelming 2009

Lugar proposed a "feebate" in which car buyers can receive rebates for purchasing the most fuel-efficient vehicles in a class.

IndyStar.com Top Stories 2010

A more promising approach would be a new "feebate" system that offers a rebate to consumers who purchase green vehicles and extracts a fee from consumers who purchase fuel-hungry vehicles.

NYT > Home Page 2009

Portland, Oregon officials think they can entice green builders with a new "feebate" program.

Fast Company 2009

• The action plan includes a new buzzword, "feebate," to describe financial incentives to get people to buy cars that are fuel efficient and low in greenhouse-gas emissions.

Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news 2009

It is not a progressive version or a "feebate," and it does not increase for higher emission-producing cars and trucks.

AroundTheCapitol.com 2008

It is not a progressive version or a "feebate," and it does not increase for higher emission-producing cars and trucks.

Calitics - Front Page 2008

"feebate" programs (offering rebates to buyers of fuel misers while putting a surcharge on gas guzzlers), direct funding for R&D.

GigaOM Network 2009

Section 102 of the bill would create a “feebate” program, with fees on low-mileage vehicles and rebates on high-mileage ones.

David Doniger: The Lugar Energy Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2010