Are car makers designing retro-styled EVs as a comfort blanket? 🤔 My last two daily drivers, the Abarth 500e and Volkswagen ID. Buzz, both draw on their respective heritage, though the Fiat group’s silhouette is perhaps less overtly retro. Both are unthreatening designs laced with a streak of fizzy happiness. What with this autumn's new retro-fest Renault 4 and 5, it seems obvious to me that manufacturers are trying to coax the public to plug in with some fashionable wardrobe adjustments ⚡️💃