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Cars aren't loud because of the engines. A Tesla driving by isn't much louder than an equivalent ICE-powered alternative. A lot of the noise is the air resistan
by hugh-avherald 3y ago
Cars aren't loud because of the engines. A Tesla driving by isn't much louder than an equivalent ICE-powered alternative. A lot of the noise is the air resistance and the tyres.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoNot in the urban core. Speeds are low in the urban core. Further, in my personal experience, busses make up most of the egregious noise with their extraordinarily loud ICEs. Some cities like SF have electric busses and they’re materially quieter than say NYC or seattle which have behemoth ICE noise death machines.