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by cm2187 2913 days ago
Keeping in mind you probably won't hear them coming.
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detaro 2913 days ago
Manufacturers of electric vehicles already are rolling out noise generators for low speeds, and it's likely those will become mandatory.
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dingaling 2913 days ago
A friend's Renault Zoe EV has a 'whoosh' noise generator which thankfully can be disabled in the fusebox.

To me it would be more sensible to only trigger a noise generator upon feedback from the parking sensors, instead of polluting the environment with constant sci-fi noises.

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Reason077 2913 days ago
Noise generators for EVs are required, or soon to be required, in the EU and USA.

Acoustic Vehicle Alert System (AVAS): https://www.interregs.com/articles/spotlight/eu-updates-requ...

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solarkraft 2913 days ago
You do. I had the chance to ride on a BYD bus. The electric motors are not as quiet as I thought and the interior really likes to rattle.

Both things can be solved, but at the price hit of the EV tech I"m not sure the clients would be very willing to spend the money.

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