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Re:A Brighter Future for Electric Cars and the Planet by sliverstorm on Monday July 24, 2017 @06:42PM (#14843413)
Tire noise, specifically, from the rubber flexing and air whooshing as it gets compressed out of the contact patch.

An electric 18-wheeler though could actually wind up a lot quieter- the noisiest thing about them is the Jake brake, and regenerative braking could do that silently.

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