Evs and hybrids noisier than ICEs
 

:rolleyes:

Vroom: Gov't to Require Hybrid, Electric Cars to Make Noise - ABC News

If they made my Volt sound like George Jetson's car, I would be cool with that

My Moon discs meant no sneaking up on pedestrians while EOCing.

Should require the big rig engine braking noise

The security trucks in a local mall lot are hybrid escapes, they can definitely sneak up on you which is exactly why they use them

I surprised a pedestrian once while EOC. :D

Dumb. Law should require pedestrians to make noise to alert others to their presence. You don't see people requiring bears to make noise in the woods. It's the tasty people that have to make a ruckus. :P

All probably pointless anyhow, since by the time the law passes, nearly all cars will have pedestrian sensing and automatic braking. Besides, people are already too bold when faced with 2 tons of hurling steel. They have been blocking I-5 protesting Trump, even though their state voted for Hillary. It's the only time I wish I had a car that burned as much oil as fuel and sounded like a top fuel dragster.

The Leaf noise is very close to the Jetson's. The e-Golf sounds like a distant high rev'ing 4 cylinder.

This is a solution in search of a problem.

Toyota started including a noise generator on the Prius in 2012. You can barely hear it inside the car with the windows down.

I still want to find where that noise is coming from and pull the plug.

I think the whole thing is silly if not misguided; there are some ICE vehicles so quiet all you can hear is tire noise.

It's on the driver's side under the headlight. If you have small hands, you can unplug it from up top; otherwise, you can access it through the panel underneath.

Harman HALOsonic, mobile audio company
 

Their HALOsonic division originated as an active road noise-cancellation/anti-fatigue technology, best vehicle acoustics and has also been creating unique external sound suites for ICE, hybrid and electric vehicles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1FcJf3lRMo

Dumb rednecks have been doing that for decades via muffler deletes.

Hemi™ dragster sounds from a Prius or Insight? Spacey-sounds (ala' Startrek or Star Wars) maybe...

Ricers have been 'extending it' for years
 

...V8, V10 or even V12 today?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymHyyX-Pz5Y

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