Anyhow, I think this is worthy EV/PHEV news. For anyone who wants to install a "charging station" at home and doesn't want to send their L1 EVSE for an upgrade or wants to be able to...
I hope Danny will forgive me - regarding the earlier post, "This is how you advertise Prius" thread. The 500e ad may give the Toyota ad folks a run for their money.
The 500 ICE version is pretty popular around here, and IIRC, world wide the 500 has sold over a half million since 2007 - so the styling seems to appeal to many.