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I think the Renault Zoe makes the sound you are describing? Sounds a bit like a science fiction sound effect, a slightly metallic humming

mlonkibjuyhv 7y ago
I absolutely love it. It also gives nice feedback while driving, as acceleration sounds different from coasting, different from braking. Some of this is probably just unavoidable switching noise, but I can't help but feel it's also designed that way.
toun 7y ago
I have a Zoe, the noise is soft and stops above 30 km/h. I can turn it off with a switch if I want to. I've already noticed people being surprised when I pass them without the noise, so I keep it activated.
- Reason077 7y ago
  Yes, the Zoe, Leaf, and many other EVs are already compliant with this rule. I believe under the EU rules, sound is only emitted up to 20km/h (12 mph).
  - AnthonyMouse 7y ago
    > I believe under the EU rules, sound is only emitted up to 20km/h (12 mph). Doesn't that make it pretty pointless then? Collisions below that speed are almost never fatal even for pedestrians. I feel like it may actually be better for inattentive drivers to hit something at those kinds of speeds and jar them into being more careful in the future (and have their insurance rightfully dinged) than to have their first experience of their not paying attention causing them to hit something occur at a higher speed.
    - jadyoyster 7y ago
      In my experience you hear the cars due to tire noise at velocities higher than that since electric cars still make quite a bit of noise driving at speed over asphalt.
    - babo 7y ago
      I prefer not to be hit, even if it's not fatal.
      - almost_usual 7y ago
        Chronic nerve pain or lifelong paralysis doesn’t sound great
        AnthonyMouse 7y ago
        Then it's a good thing that almost never happens at such low speeds. But it does happen at even moderately higher speeds. Isn't that the argument used to justify all of those traffic calming measures? Make people feel less safe so they act more safe? Doing this is exactly the opposite of that, so either one of them is wrong or the other is.
    - kerng 7y ago
      Above that speed you hear tires, wind, etc... Friend has a Zoe and it makes perfect sense. When driving slow, like in a parking lot its amazing how futuristic it seems when he disables the "noise" - it's totally silent, very dangerous. So I think this is a good directive.
dbrgn 7y ago
You can even change that sound in the Zoe, there's a list of different sounds you can pick from :)
- Sami_Lehtinen 7y ago
  Who's running largest car sound database where you can download sounds? Ridge racer? Ferrari? Good old Beetle or T-Ford etc.
kaybe 7y ago
The vehicles in science fiction might just have speakers too.. maybe there was never actually a physical reason for that specific noise. Hm.

mlonkibjuyhv 7y ago

I absolutely love it. It also gives nice feedback while driving, as acceleration sounds different from coasting, different from braking. Some of this is probably just unavoidable switching noise, but I can't help but feel it's also designed that way.

toun 7y ago

I have a Zoe, the noise is soft and stops above 30 km/h. I can turn it off with a switch if I want to. I've already noticed people being surprised when I pass them without the noise, so I keep it activated.

Reason077 7y ago
Yes, the Zoe, Leaf, and many other EVs are already compliant with this rule. I believe under the EU rules, sound is only emitted up to 20km/h (12 mph).
- AnthonyMouse 7y ago
  > I believe under the EU rules, sound is only emitted up to 20km/h (12 mph). Doesn't that make it pretty pointless then? Collisions below that speed are almost never fatal even for pedestrians. I feel like it may actually be better for inattentive drivers to hit something at those kinds of speeds and jar them into being more careful in the future (and have their insurance rightfully dinged) than to have their first experience of their not paying attention causing them to hit something occur at a higher speed.
  - jadyoyster 7y ago
    In my experience you hear the cars due to tire noise at velocities higher than that since electric cars still make quite a bit of noise driving at speed over asphalt.
  - babo 7y ago
    I prefer not to be hit, even if it's not fatal.
    - almost_usual 7y ago
      Chronic nerve pain or lifelong paralysis doesn’t sound great
      - AnthonyMouse 7y ago
        Then it's a good thing that almost never happens at such low speeds. But it does happen at even moderately higher speeds. Isn't that the argument used to justify all of those traffic calming measures? Make people feel less safe so they act more safe? Doing this is exactly the opposite of that, so either one of them is wrong or the other is.
  - kerng 7y ago
    Above that speed you hear tires, wind, etc... Friend has a Zoe and it makes perfect sense. When driving slow, like in a parking lot its amazing how futuristic it seems when he disables the "noise" - it's totally silent, very dangerous. So I think this is a good directive.

dbrgn 7y ago

You can even change that sound in the Zoe, there's a list of different sounds you can pick from :)

Sami_Lehtinen 7y ago
Who's running largest car sound database where you can download sounds? Ridge racer? Ferrari? Good old Beetle or T-Ford etc.

kaybe 7y ago

The vehicles in science fiction might just have speakers too.. maybe there was never actually a physical reason for that specific noise. Hm.