>>Goes to the sound too, Renault Zoe emits a retrofuturistic drone that evokes all kinds of Star Wars hoverbikes and crafts. I mean, that comes from a simple d

>>Goes to the sound too, Renault Zoe emits a retrofuturistic drone that evokes all kinds of Star Wars hoverbikes and crafts. I mean, that comes from a simple design question - how do you warn pedestrians in an audible way that one of these is nearby? My Volvo XC60 PHEV doesn't make any sound when being driven in EV mode, and people just don't hear it coming. You can pull up right behind someone(pedestrian) in a parking lot and they are completely oblivious there is a car behind them. Of course sound isn't the only thing pedestrians should rely on, but it is an actual problem - electric cars are just completely silent. My Volkswagen e-Up has a sound generator and it emits sound like a small ICE, but not quite - it's like uncanny valley of sound. Is that better than ZOE's futurisic sounds? I really don't know. But I do believe they should emit something.