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It's not really any more fun to drive than every other EV in this class (KIA Soul, Nissan Leaf, VW E-Golf). However it costs more and is really spartan inside.

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For me it is. Where I live there are multiple EV car-sharing services so I got to try them all: between the i3, the leaf and the renault zoe the i3 is by far the nicest to drive and most fun to be in, in my experience. Zoe is also nicer than the leaf, though underpowered.

I'm really into the i3's interior though: the steering wheel and the screen just look like they're floating and the dashboard looks so sleek.

> there are multiple EV car-sharing services

Where's that?

In Copenhagen we have: letsgo.dk, gomore.dk, drive-now.dk (the latter also exists around Europe). I've never used Gomore though; it's the other two how I got to try the cars.

edit: I should mention that gomore isn't EV exclusive, drive now is EV exclusive here though.

I've not tried the Kia or the VW, but I enjoyed it a lot better than the Leaf and found the interior to be nicer. It may be spartan in how it looks, but a great deal more thought was put into the layout than in the Leaf.

My only complaint with Leaf really is that it has more torque than its bobbly chassis can handle. Traction control has to kick in way too often if you are not accelerating carefully.

The i3 interior is.. bizarre. Two tablets in a plywood holder? But I guess it can have its own novelty appeal. Still I'd suggest the electric Mercedes over this, if one gravitates towards premium German makers. Just my two cents.

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