Detroit unsure over the future of green cars: ‘Ten years after Toyota Prius hybrid swept into the market, only about 3% of all cars sold in U.S. are electric or gas-electric hybrids’
'Initially there was probably some excessive exuberance about the green auto. But the economics are not attractive yet for the average consumer' - 'Nissan has sold only 9,700 of its all-electric Leaf in the US market, and GM has sold just 8,000 of its rechargeable hybrid the Volt since its launch at the end of 2010, below the targeted 10,000'
