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Initially I thought it was something which allows you to choose the fake engine sound your electric car makes
by agluszak 4y ago
Initially I thought it was something which allows you to choose the fake engine sound your electric car makes
- rootusrootus 4y agoI would support that, as long as I get to choose Jetsons sounds. But really I'd rather just make the sound go away entirely.
- asdff 4y agoHonestly its the road noise thats even louder than the engine in new ICE cars. All I hear when cars pass is the rushing wind sound from a 4000lb chunk of steel rolling on cement, maybe a small hum. Old beater cars, dudebro trucks, and ricer/sports cars are the exceptions of course, but EVs aren't going to quiet the freeways like people expect imo.
- josephcsible 4y agoWind noise is highly correlated with speed. EVs might not quiet the freeways much, but they'll definitely quiet the neighborhood streets.
- rootusrootus 4y agoThey would except for the federally mandated noisemakers.
- asdff 4y agoI mean I hear this road noise on my 25mph residential street too. Commercial roads that go 35mph are downright loud too from that constant drone of road noise.
- i80and 4y agoI agree that the sound difference is likely overstated, but there are two additional factors: * Drag coefficients are significantly lower in EVs, partially because you smooth out the undercarriage and generally get more freedom in aerodynamic design. * Due to range concerns, EV tires tend to be more focused on low rolling resistance. Both of these should gently reduce road noise, if I were to speculate?
- asdff 4y agoYou would think but IMO its not like Teslas are any quieter than a camry going down the road so I don't think its a significant factor. If you have one of those fat sedan style Teslas they sound like any new SUV coming down the road too.
- fomine3 4y agoTo achieve high efficiency, I think tires should be harder. Comfort silent tires are softer.
- reidjs 4y agoDo you live next to the freeway? EVs will reduce car noise in low speed neighborhoods
- rootusrootus 4y agoMy experience says otherwise. Our neighborhood is getting more EVs regularly, and you can really tell the difference. If a regular car is driving by my house and an EV is a block behind them, guess which one I can hear? The EV. And Hybrid Toyota Highlanders and RAV4s are the worst, though a Bolt isn't exactly quiet.
- jgwil2 4y agoMight be a lifetime of tuning out ICE vehicles is partially to blame?
- asdff 4y agoRoad noise sounds the same from an ICE or an EV for the same weight car in my experience, provided its not something old or sporty with a throaty exhaust. A new economy car just petering along you aren't going to hear any engine unless you step on the throttle.
- asdff 4y agoNo but I live next to a residential road and you can hear passing cars go hhhhhHHHHHHHHHhhhhh clear as day as they go by. Like I said above I only hear engine note on something old/sporty/motorcycle though.
- lupire 4y agoEV noise is higher pitched for some reason, which is more noticeable.
- rootusrootus 4y agoThat's my point exactly. My neighborhood is getting a little louder every day as more of my neighbors buy EVs. One of my neighbors has a regular Toyota Camry, and the other has a hybrid Highlander. The Camry is really quiet, just tire noise, couldn't tell you what the engine actually sounds like. The Highlander howls as it comes down the street with some sort of demonic choir sound. And my wife's Bolt isn't a lot better. As you say, only modded and older cars make enough sound cruising at 25mph to hear over the tire noise.