3 ms·
> Cities aren't loud; cars are loud. EVs have entered the chat Still, I'd always prefer less cars and more transit.
by SecretDreams 1y ago
> Cities aren't loud; cars are loud.
EVs have entered the chat
Still, I'd always prefer less cars and more transit.
- david-gpu 1y agoIn my experience, EVs are nearly as loud as IC, as the majority of the noise at typical stroad speeds comes from the tires, not the engine.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> the majority of the noise at typical stroad speeds comes from the tires, not the engine It comes from honking.
- KingMob 1y agoIsn't that mostly applicable to highway speeds? Does tire noise have much of an effect at city speeds?
- tekla 1y agoThe engine noises in cities are generally not a huge problem outside of trucks (or POS cars modified to make noise). The issue that people apparently think that the horn makes the red light turn green faster or will magic away the car blocking the box.
- dogsgobork 1y agoI first heard the phrase used by parent in a video [1] by youtube channel Not Just Bikes, which found EVs to be similar to ICE cars at typical speeds. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8
- Symbiote 1y agoI find EVs noticeably quieter, but the "typical speeds" here in Copenhagen are properly lower than where you live. At 30km/h or so, the main noise is the engine, so EVs are quieter (as the video says).