Academy Awards

Hollywood is so fickle. One minute, Neve Campbell is all the rage, and the next thing you know, she's doing guest spots on Medium. (Yes, apparently it's still on.) The same rules apply to cars. Not so long ago, Priuses (or Prii) were all the rage; now, they're yesterday's news, upstaged by the hotshot newcomer, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. It's not that we don't see the Prius on California streets, but driving one is a little like wearing last-year's jeans, or confiding to friends that you don't recycle. The Volt is everything Hollywood wants to be right now: shiny, new, slightly unknown, and...