[gregoriol]

It would highly depend on the brand and model: one would expect Rolls-Royce EVs or even some like Lexus not to make any annoying noises.

[smt88]

Wouldn't one also expect that of Teslas, which are as expensive or more expensive than EVs made by legacy luxury brands like Lexus?

[gregoriol]

Tesla is new and mostly for tech-oriented people, the expectations are new and more techy things are ok. Legacy brands have expectations set in peoples' minds, so they have to keep up with their history.