The headline says it all:

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/worst-selling-cars/#slide-3659595

It isn’t terribly surprising to realize you’re not terribly familiar with any of the cars in the slide show above.  What is depressing is the realization that a few of the cars that aren’t selling are attempts by car makers to create energy efficient vehicles…and because of the lower gas prices, these vehicles aren’t in as high demand of late.

I say this is a depressing realization because I’ve seen this story before.  We clamor for energy efficient vehicles whenever gas prices are really high but when they drop, we rush right back to larger, less energy efficient (and higher polluting) cars.

I can just imagine the frustration of working in the auto industry and trying to meet people’s demands for vehicles.  You spend time and money designing an energy efficient vehicle but by the time it reaches the showroom and based on the price of gas at that moment, your product might be a failure.

Ah well.