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Re:Are Electric Vehicles Better or Worse for the Environment? by Dah00n on Sunday May 28, 2023 @05:54PM (#36108170)
What I miss the most in the EV vs ICE talk is road noise levels. EV's are not necessarily less noisy at city speeds, unlike what seems logical, they are louder at above ~30km/h. Here's an example (PDF warning):

https://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/sites/default/files/publicati...

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Re:Are Electric Vehicles Better or Worse for the Environment? by photonerd on Sunday May 28, 2023 @07:40PM (#36108892)
There’s so much variability there though. The biggest factor there are the weight & the tires.

Basically tire noise will be the same on the same weight car with the same type of tires, EV or ICE. It’s just most EVs at this point are larger or heavier.

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Re:Are Electric Vehicles Better or Worse for the Environment? by silvestrov on Monday May 29, 2023 @01:06PM (#36115774)
Noise when accelerating is also very important in a city, not just noise at constant speed.

EVs do much better here.

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Re:Are Electric Vehicles Better or Worse for the Environment? by Dah00n on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:51AM (#36175483)
It is also in the linked report.
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Re:Are Electric Vehicles Better or Worse for the Environment? by Dah00n on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:50AM (#36175479)
Yes, the tires are a problem but as long as that doesn't get fixed EVs are still louder at city speeds. I have nothing against EVs or hybrids (I drive one myself) but it is a concern and really should be fixed.
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