Blackened Buildings of Manchester Before the Clean Air Act

Re:Blackened Buildings of Manchester Before the Clean Air Act by detritus on Friday August 31, 2018 @09:41AM (#17885477)

Aye, I know - but I have noticed a massive difference in drive by noise whenever a Tesla S drives past, versus much smaller cars like Renaults and such. It's enough to make a difference individually, I'm curious to hear what it's like cumulatively.

I suppose the big one I'm waiting for is electric motorbikes - I've whinged them on HN beforehand, but those buggers can be heard from blocks away, waking or annoying thousands - tens of thousands! - of people in built-up urban areas.

(ed. spelling)

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Re:Blackened Buildings of Manchester Before the Clean Air Act by srb- on Friday August 31, 2018 @01:38PM (#17887435)

Me too, I'm really hoping that electrics get rid of a lot of annoying and completely unnecessary vehicle noise.

I know they won't kill the tire/wind sounds, but if they break the mental association of loud == fast == cool for men, it could be a game changer.

No more ridiculously loud acceleration from 'modded' cars and bikes...

Also heavy trucks / buses under acceleration can be loud too, hopefully those'll go away as well.

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