88: Hybrids, hydrogen, and hot tech

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Volvo plans lots of hybrids, Mazda will soon burn hydrogen, Best Buy breaks into connected navigation, and Chrysler wants you to have a dual-clutch transmission.
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• Volvo gets all excited about hybrids

• Mazda to burn hydrogen in a rotary in 5 years

• Ford's MyKey set to annoy your kids straight

• Best Buy debuts connected GPS nav devices

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).

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