I’d get a car with soul but I’d say 99% of 2024+ ICEVs sold in the states have no soul.
If it’s a choice between a 2-pedal ICEV with no soul and a one-pedal BEV with no soul, I’m choosing the latter.
For soul and personality and nostalgic charm I’d rather have relatively modern vintage cars (late 70s thru 90s) and 3-pedal cars
I hate dirty rental cars. Avoid at all possibilities. I want my nice clean X7 to cruise in.
Our family fleet had two EVs at one point, both traded for ICE vehicles. Wouldn’t rule out an EV in future, but nothing exciting really. EV novelty wore off quickly. We do own one plug-in hybrid. There are a couple forever ICE vehicles I want to purchase, before their pricing gets too out of hand.
Where do you rent from? 
They are almost new and clean all the time. But them I’m talking about those 8 people buses that are rarely rented:) On the other hand X7 is the size of those buses. So… what and where are you renting?
In some states they have to charge per-minute because state law doesn’t allow non-utilities to sell electricity by the kWh. Other than that it could just be a legacy thing where they haven’t updated to per-kWh yet.
I do think it makes sense to have a per-minute component at congested stations given there is such a vast disparity in charging speeds in the current fleet. The scarcer resource is the charging stall, not the electricity.
And even if the rental isn’t spotless, a momentary compromise is far better than pumping gas all year round.
The X7 is a beast for cabin isolation. Had an eqs suv with acoustic class as well. 80 mph decibels measured was 64-65 for the eqs. The X7 is getting 62, that’s insane, just 1db more than a rolls cullinan.
Guess I spoke too soon. The station isn’t back open yet; but sure enough they changed the pricing in the app to per-kWh now.
That’s really good 
I would have just added, “tired of waiting?”
I have learned overtime my level of preferred cleanliness is higher than other humans.
That’s probably the best place to slap your ad on
I’d venture a guess most of the people are probably just there for free charging versus being unable to charge at home. Seems dumb but people do crazy things to save 20 cents a gallon on gas (see driving 15 extra minutes and then waiting in line for 10 minutes at Costco).
I’m leaning towards replacing my Jetta with a Ioniq 5 in the next month or two and I just can’t see charging at EA that much. In VA, 1,000 miles a month would cost me $43. And we normally drive more like 500 miles monthly.
A couple hours of my time is worth more than $43.
EV rant: tldr ; give me my damn spare donut.
Read this long post. It could happen to you!
Ariya got flat while on 40 mile trip. I realized after looking for spare and google that Nissan replaced donut in Ariya with “CareFree EV” experience, which is roadside insurance that covers tows and tire replacements coverage. I initiated tow call from App. an hour later AAA arrived and tow destination only limited to Nissan dealership. I guess… sent it to dealership (it is Sunday).
Now I have two young kids from back seat, waiting for uber ride to go back home from aborted trip, uber drivers refused car improper carseats? Now I am stranded in Texas heat, at gas station with kids and their car seat. Called family member to give me ride. Arrived backed home with trip aborted trip 5 hours later exhausted.
Its Monday morning and I get call from dealer. $100 please. Why? Yes Ariya has Nissan warranty but it does not fully cover the cost of OEM tire replacement? why are you replacing flat tire? oh , it is not safe to repair. OK, give me my flat tire back, No, sorry we need to keep it for insurance purposes.
… How much are you charging for tire? $350 for tire that is $199 at Discount Tire? You can tow it to discount tire at your expense
OK just replace the damm tire and give me my car back.
I get 2nd call. Sorry we dont stock OEM tire, we have to order. Aren’t you the OEM dealer? give me loaner then. No we do not offer loaner. Oh, wait , I just realize it will take 3 days for the tire. Sorry no loaner.
… 
3 days later. tire is not here.
5th day. Your car is ready. I do not wish to speak or talk to anyone take payment over the phone. We charge 3% CC fee. WTF
I would have avoided this whole episode if Nissan had included donut. Apparently this is how all EV models are going. Terrible experience.
How could I have avoided ? by not driving ?
well… that is something to live and learn:(
That was definitely not a “carefree expirience”
I guess by having your own spare tire 
I think ID4 does come with a donut but need to check to make sure.
These days there are a lot of ICE vehicles that don’t have spares either. Does the Ariya not have a tire sealant kit?
Chevy Bolt owners are the biggest offenders. Always be charging to 100% on a 350KW-rated charger.
Yeah this is by far the worst when it comes to roadside issues when you have kids. I think 15 years ago tow truck companies, taxies, and other emergency roadside services wouldn’t have cared much if they took some kids a few miles without a car seat. After all, it’s a sub-optimal situation and they’re trying their best to provide a temporary rememdy.
But I’m sure one kid somewhere got blasted through a windshield and fast forward to today, and if you have kids in car seats, your straight up SOL if your family hauler gets taken out of commission. The roadside services straight up will refuse to take your kids, and most of the time modern car seats are too bulky to stuff into an Uber.
Anyway, as @LouisLease has found out… a Mercedes GLS has a full size spare tire, and is great for the family. ICE FTW.
Certain cars should be charged by the minute. 
