124: What will you trade in for a big check?
Cash for gas guzzlers becomes law--how many loopholes? The Chevy Volt is taking shape, literally. Is Porsche thinking of something cheaper than a Boxster? Pioneer wants to use WiMax to stream to your car. And we drive the cheapest Land Rover you can buy.
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The Chevy Volt is taking shape--might GM really deliver this thing on time?
(Credit: General Motors)• Cash for Gas Guzzlers signed into law
• Audi will evangelize diesel all summer
• Chevy Volt prototype seems to be shaping up
Brian Cooley is an editor at large who keeps his fingers on the pulse of consumers' attitudes toward tech. His specialty is CNET Car Tech videos, but, frankly, most people have seen him on the TVs at Costco (or in one of his '60s Fords or Fiats).

Brian Cooley has a fleet of late '60s cars so he's well aware that great motoring exists happily in the absence of silicon--car technology only impresses him when it's great.
Wayne Cunningham On the cutting edge of tech coverage, Wayne began his journalism career writing about the Web in 1995. Although he has covered many areas of technology, he considers the Car Tech beat the best yet.
Antuan Goodwin gained most of his automotive knowledge the old fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway. From drivetrain tech and performance to car audio installs and cabin tech, if it's on wheels, Antuan is knowledgeable.

entice folks to throw away perfectly good cars to put themselves in debt and save a few bucks on gas.
Do the math to see the actual effect and you'll see that it amounts to removing 40,000 cars from the gas lines. Anyone want to guess as to just how completely insignificant that really is? The lowered demand cannot be measured - it's way,way,way too small. Your tax dollars at work. Not working very hard, are they? Another brainless Obama administration piece of stupid symbolism for their stupid
supporters. What a country.