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Ah, the car that fakes internal combustion engine noise when it's running on electric... No thanks. Nice demo though!
by lectrick 11y ago
Ah, the car that fakes internal combustion engine noise when it's running on electric... No thanks. Nice demo though!
- awqrre 11y agoI hope that they only add this fake noise when no radio is playing or that it can easily be disabled.
- greglindahl 11y agoCars with internal fake noise generally have an option to disable it. There are plenty of gas cars with small, turbo engines that have this noise, it's not particular to cars that are part or all electric.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago> Ah, the car that fakes internal combustion engine noise when it's running on electric Cars are legally required to do so, aren't they? Otherwise, electric vehicles would be quiet enough to kill people.
- 15155 11y agoI'm not aware of any statute, it felt very self-regulatory to me.
- lectrick 11y ago> Cars are legally required to do so, aren't they? As an owner of a Tesla, no, there is no such thing (at least in the US), and please stop spreading misinformation (if you are talking about the US). And the car is not COMPLETELY silent... the wheels make noise on the road. I've driven a completely electric car for at least a year, never got even closely into a pedestrian "situation", and I live in a highly populated area (NYC and its suburbs).
- dragonwriter 11y ago> Cars are legally required to do so, aren't they? Not yet in the US, though there are active proposals to change that. > Otherwise, electric vehicles would be quiet enough to kill people. A completely silent car, driven properly, wouldn't kill anyone.
- awqrre 11y agoit is different to have simulated engine noise inside the car and some exterior noises to alert pedestrians/etc that a car is coming