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>There is simply no traffic noise. No hooting, no engine noise, not even much of the noise of cars accelerating on tarmac. Cities aren't noisy; ICE cars are no
by CHB0403085482 3y ago
>There is simply no traffic noise. No hooting, no engine noise, not even much of the noise of cars accelerating on tarmac.
Cities aren't noisy; ICE cars are noisy.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoSirens. Construction. Shouting. Gunfire. Music. Conversation. Rolling carts of various kinds. Tire noise. Horns. Trains.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoTire noise is a big one, especially if you live near a freeway that isn’t recessed and sound fortified enough. I passed on a town home with a great view of Seattle because the noise over I5 was unbearable. Heck, I hear plenty of tire noise even way out in Ballard where we ultimately bought.
- ChatGTP 3y agoGunfire ?
- hammyhavoc 3y agohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62303245 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62303245
- lm28469 3y agoNone of these are as constant and widespread than vehicles noises.
- prodent 3y agoOne of these is not like the others.
- calmaro34 3y agoEVs are as noisy as (most) ICE cars at speeds above 30-40 km/h (~20-25 mph) as at those speeds tyre noise becomes dominant: https://www.toi.no/getfile.php/1340825-1434373783/mmarkiv/Forside%202015/compett-foredrag/Lykke%20-Silent%20Urban%20Driving.pdf https://www.toi.no/getfile.php/1340825-1434373783/mmarkiv/Fo...
- Prickle 3y agoWhat? ICE cars are noisy if you design them to be noisy. I remember Toyota's first or second hybrid car was almost completely silent. It caused other problems, primarily the issue that they could sneak up on unaware pedestrians like myself. Unless I am missing something. The only noisy cars I face these days are performance cars, some trucks, and that one ahole in a sports bike.
- Fradow 3y agoHybrid cars are not the same as ICE. In general, hybrids accelerate at low speed using only the electrical motor, which produce little noise. Only at higher speed (or when the battery is low I guess?) is the ICE started. Since at higher speed, tire and wind noise drown ICE noise, you don't hear them and they feel nearly as quiet as electric cars. ICE-only cars are definitely noisy. Though maybe you are used to that noise and it doesn't register (like a lot of people, me included), but they are definitely loud enough that a place without any car feels "quiet" (even if it's otherwise busy).
- flohofwoe 3y agoIsn't it mainly tire- and wind-noise that dominates a car's sound emission? (unless it's a sports car where the engine noise is a 'design feature')
- lm28469 3y agoNah clearly not, I'm on the 7th floor of my building right now I can hear engines every few seconds, I can't hear tires/wind. Windows are closed
- Fradow 3y agoAt high speed, yes (somewhere above 30km/h to 50km/h IIRC). At low speed, for ICE cars, it's definitely the engine noise that dominates.