BBQMan, I think you're being shortsighted. First, I was just trying to put some extra facts out there.

However, to address some of what you said..

Yes, TOTAL Leaf sales outnumber Volt sales - because the Leaf had a head-start.

Yes, Leaf vs. Volt *as an EV* will have the Leaf come out on top. However, Leaf vs. Volt as a *CAR* for real-world driving will have the Volt come out on top. I can commute to work in a Volt. It's iffy, at best, if I can do so in a Leaf and I'll be a lot more uncomfortable doing it as I'd worry about using the heat in the winter or a/c in the summer (I work 30 miles from home). When the Leaf is out of juice, I need a charging station and hours of time. Not so the Volt. If I'm *never* going to be more than 35 miles from home, the Leaf wins.

Your argument about the Volt being inferior to the Fusion Hybrid actually holds more water - MUCH more because now you're really a lot closer to comparing apples to apples. Truth be told, if I were in the market for a new car (just finished paying off my Camry so I'm enjoying 'no car payments' for a while), I would be looking more seriously at the forthcoming Ford C-Max entries - including a plug-in hybrid - that should be showing up at the end of this year.