Electric in US: More options, fewer sales

Automakers have introduced more zero-emission vehicles than ever before, but US consumers are increasingly bypassing them in favor of larger vehicles made more affordable by cheap gas prices. In contrast, sales of sport-utility vehicles, pickup trucks, crossovers and other large vehicles reached new records, as oil prices slumped to multi-year lows. Gasoline prices are currently about a fourth of their level in 2008, shortly before Barack Obama was elected president.