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> 99% of noise is cars and motorbikes EVs are incredibly quiet. (but yes they still honk)
by est 2y ago
> 99% of noise is cars and motorbikes
EVs are incredibly quiet. (but yes they still honk)
- dns_snek 2y agoOnly at very low speeds, past 30km/h (18mph) the noise from the tyres starts to approach or surpass the noise from the engine so they're nearly equivalent.
- rplnt 2y agoYes, but then there are few idiots with modified cars (or most motorbikes in general) that are orders of magnitudes louder and can be heard from kilometers away.
- harywilke 2y agoThere are efforts to attack the car tyre noise problem by grinding groves into the surface of the road. it's called "Next Generation Concrete Surface" I remember hearing about it on the "Twenty Thousand Hertz" podcast [0] [0] https://www.20k.org/episodes/sonicutopia https://www.20k.org/episodes/sonicutopia
- PeterStuer 2y agoWe had grooved concrete here some decades ago. Luckily they got rid of those as the noise was much worse than normal surfaces.
- adrianN 2y agoEVs are now required to make a noise at low speeds and at high speeds tires dominate. The best option is fewer cars, the second best option is lower speed limits (with enforcement!).
- infecto 2y agoThe majority of noise is not from the ICE itself but from the noise of the tires on the pavement. EVs have the same issues as all other vehicles.
- SkyPuncher 2y agoWe live on a semi-main road. Normal engines aren’t really noticeable or annoying. Nearly all of the road noise is generated by tires with a fraction coming from large truck engines and vehicles with broken exhausts. Tires are shockingly loud.
- photonbeam 2y agoSmooth roads really help with this, but no one seems to care
- SkyPuncher 2y agoSmooth roads come with grip problems - especially in the rain.