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At the 10:15 mark in this video, different types of vehicles are measured for noise output. It would be pretty amazing if we could get around on e-bikes a lot

• amalgamated_inc 4y ago
  Watching this video now. Impressions: - In most of the city shots, you can clearly hear that road/tire noise and honking are by far the loudest noises. EVs won't change this. - In the Delft segment, a train was the most significant source of noise so they removed it. Yes, public transit is incredibly loud, much louder than cars. - The video specifically says that road/tire noise is louder than engine noises for most cars at certain speeds. EVs won't change this. - Cars are not at all the loudest vehicles he measures, and heavy cars were louder than lighter ones. EVs are significantly heavier than equivalent ICE cars. - He specifically says that EVs are probably worse noise offenders at higher speeds due to being heavy and having wider tires. - He specifically measured passing Teslas and they were the exact same loudness as ICE cars. Hence the arguments make my point for me: EVs are not going to improve city noise levels much if at all. I dislike noise too. But EVs are not the solution here (and if you've ever listened to most public transit, neither is that).