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Re:Michelin Airless by agumonkey on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:00PM (#28866099)
Some EVs have mandatory sound emitters to not be fully silent (and thus dangerous). I thought it was weird harmonics from the synRM engine but it's synthetic and enforced by regulations.
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Re:Michelin Airless by arecurrence on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:53PM (#28866741)
Hybrids as well. The Toyota Prius has had this at low velocities since before EV cars were mass produced (I believe Toyota uses a speaker that makes a sort of sci fi sound). It is a legal requirement to generate a minimum amount of noise to sell a car in some countries.
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Re:Michelin Airless by throwaway0a5e on Thursday October 14, 2021 @12:01PM (#28866109)
I thought it was a plastic valence rubbing on something.
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Re:Michelin Airless by agumonkey on Thursday October 14, 2021 @01:55PM (#28867629)
nah it's on purpose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNkGD_Sryxg
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