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Upcoming: #carchat 22; August 5 @ 8PM EST

From Banovsky, Featured Contributor
Posted on August 5, 2009

Filed under Government, Environment, Future, Advice , Humor, Discussion, Social Media, EV, Twitter, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, Electric car, LOL

This week, we're looking at the big topics of diesels, eco cars, and how will Cash for Clunkers affect the used car market? That and more on this week's #carchat!

If you're confused, check out the #carchat How-To. Anyone can join us at 8PM EST August 4, but you'll need a Twitter account to ask questions and participate.

However, if you'd like to follow things live, go here at 8 PM EST.

And if you'd like to suggest topics for next week, please tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat."

This week:

• Discussion: Diesels are back…or are they?
• Discussion: How will Cash for Clunkers affect the used market?
• Discussion: Eco mods of the future

So click through and read a few links related to tonight's discussion.

Discussion: Is diesel back?

Required reading:

• "Where Does the Road Lead for Clean Diesels?" from theglobeandmail.com
• "Jetta Trumps Hybrids to Win Green Car of the Year" from calgaryherald.com
• "Cash for Clunkers Boosts Clean Diesel Sales" from biodieselmagazine.com

Discussion: Will Cash For Clunkers affect the used car market?

Required reading:

• "Three Problems With Extending Cash for Clunkers" from theatlantic.com
• "Clunkers Takes its Toll on Used Car Dealers" from kwtx.com
• "An Expensive Environmental Fix" from wsj.com

Discussion: Aerodynamics and green cars

Required reading:

• "Resistance is Futile: Volvo C30 DRIVe Review" from guardian.co.uk
• "Hybrid Designers Have to Satisfy Two Groups" from nbbusinessjournal.com
• "Nissan Leaf In-Depth" from autoblog.com

How to follow a discussion on Twitter

Three easy steps:

• Sign up for Twitter
• Load up #carchat in a new tab in your web browser.
• Contribute to the discussion on Tweet Grid, or, on your Twitter homepage, use the box (and 140 characters) to say something pertinent to the discussion. Reply directly to someone by putting an "@" in front of their Twitter name. Be sure to add "#carchat" to whatever you say during the discussion, so that others following along can read what you've written — or questions you may have asked.

Or, just have this window open and watch this widget…be warned, though, it won't update in realtime.

Banovsky is a featured contributor for vLane.