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They sound like RC cars. I do agree about liking my electric cars silent. I recently saw some electric cars advertising “performance sounds”, which I thought w
by jonathankoren 5y ago
They sound like RC cars.
I do agree about liking my electric cars silent. I recently saw some electric cars advertising “performance sounds”, which I thought was dumb as hell. There’s even a startup to add these sounds to your electric car [0].
I find this even dumber than the Jaguar roadster I test drove that had what as effectively a “louder” button. It shot fuel directly into the exhaust to make the engine louder while simultaneously increasing your emissions and decreasing your fuel economy. Somehow this was a selling point, I guess for people with severe self esteem issues.
[0] https://www.thedrive.com/news/42734/this-startup-will-give-your-silent-ev-v8-noises https://www.thedrive.com/news/42734/this-startup-will-give-y...
- BrandoElFollito 5y agoI agree with the "self esteem" part :) The only reason I can imagine a EV being more noisy is for very slow sppeds which are usually in areas with pedestrians. It may be a good idea to gently warn them that a car is nearby (though I do not have a strong opinion on that one - a bike is silent after all)