DETROIT, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Alternative fuel systems for cars are on display at the Detroit auto show, but analysts said the segment lacks one vital ingredient -- customers.
Ford Motor Co., BMW, Volkswagen, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes, Chrysler, Volvo and others all have electric plug-in or hybrid vehicles on display at the North America International Auto Show that opened Monday in Detroit. But, the price of gasoline which, peaked at a national average $3.95 per gallon in 2011, has yet to turn many customers into fans of hybrids.