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Originally Posted by EvoFire
I was in Shanghai and rode on quite a few EVs for ride share and also taxis while there. None of the taxis have ICE anymore, anything below at Camry size is most likely going to be electric. The vans that we hailed were all gas or gas hybrid. There are EV vans but they weren't that common, and overall vans weren't super common there.
Here's the observation from riding in a bunch of them, NVH engineering is not there yet. The asterisk being that I mostly got rides in lower end vehicles as they were being used for ride hailing, but without a rumbling ICE in the front, I expected them to be smoother/quieter. Shanghai roads are mostly quite nice, imo, better than Vancouver roads. It goes back to the manufacturers trying to wow customers with fancy screens and tech, but the actual car itself is a bit meh.
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I had a similar experience in Korea. EVs were all for ride share.. well all Kias/Hyundais and on occasion Dongwoos. Fancy panels and everything but NVH was pretty bad.. and dear god i thought the redeemers were bad here, but ubers are bad everywhere. Never have I been more car sick - it's like no one knows that they have to adapt to one pedal driving.
I did ride in two Staria's which were fantastic. The first one I was in the back seat and while it was very spacious - it was rough. Sitting on / past the rear axle is a very uncomfortable experience. In the other experience, I was expecting a Hyundai GV60 and the guy showed up in a blacked out Staria. That was an amazing experience. I had lie flat seats with the captains chain - heated/ventilated. I think there might have been a massage option but I don't remember. I passed the hell out on the way to the airport (90 mins). It was a great nap.