I know the author touched on
I know the author touched on the fact that the US comparison is not fair due to price, etc., but honestly the stat that 40K gasoline Fiat 500's were sold versus a less than 10K figure for the Nissan Leaf should not be mentioned at all even with this note. It's no comparison. How about reference awards or other more "concrete" samples regarding styling like consumer's choice or consumer reports, etc. The 500 will never be in the same class as the Leaf, even if they produced the 500e.
I personally think the Leaf has good styling and the Fiat 500 is too feminine. I considered purchasing the latter, but would actually prefer a Smart Fortwo instead. What does that say about the Fiat styling?
Let's disregard their ridiculous comments and wait to see how popular the Honda Fit EV becomes. Then we will have a fair comparison to the Leaf.