GREEN CARS IN THE RED: “Is a down market the ‘new normal’ for US green-car vehicle sales? That’s what analysts and advanced-powertrain advocates may be asking after green-car sales turned in their third straight down month in August. Not even record sales of the Nissan Leaf battery-electric could save things, as Americans cut their purchases of hybrids, plug-ins and diesels by about 11 percent last month compared to 2013 figures.”

Huh. It’s not as if gas is all that cheap.