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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by testestx on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:45AM (#15959000)
Car sounds are important for small children and animals in the street though.
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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @09:25AM (#15960356)
At speeds below tire noise, drivers should be very careful about those anyway. Plus modern cars have collision detection hard- and software too. Do electric cars have better braking performance?
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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by Doxin on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @06:15AM (#15959349)
And as I've stated at those speeds tire noise is dominating the overal sound for most cars already.
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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by ju-st on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @06:02AM (#15959317)
That's why many/most EVs have loudspeakers which make "electric car noises" below 20-30kmph. Above that the tire noise becomes dominant and there is no noise level difference between EV and ICE.
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