Instructable for those who think electric vehicles are TOO quiet
 

I finally got around to making an Instructables.

Baseball cards in the spokes goes high-tech.


Add Sound Effects to your Electric Motorcycle - Instructables - DIY, How To, ride, tech

yes! Back to the Future theme song for the win.. or at least the sound of the Delorean

No such thing as a too quiet vehicle.

I know that's one of the reasons people have used to put down EV's -- too quiet for safety. Honestly, if you're in a position to be harmed by the EV on the street, hearing it coming might not make any difference if it had an ICE. (Ex: kids playing in street, jaywalker, guy asleep behind wheel)

Why can't you just do the old card in the spokes trick like we did with bicycles? Listen to that baby pur!

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the only time I wish my electric car made some sound is when I back up and people almost walk in to the side of it in a parking lot, the beeping back up light is tempting at times.

ok... i have a 1.8L engine with a stock exhaust, if i'm driving down a city street at 25mph does anybody REALLY think it's going to be heard from in front of it? my car is basically as quiet as a hybrid unless i'm revving the engine... besides going down most city streets i have the engine off.

That's actually what I was thinking too.

A small amount of noise for backing up from a parking space is a good thing. I wish I had kept the beeper from the forklift!!! It's the one thing I forgot to strip off! - I do still have the strobe light....

Heehee.

Here's my Instructable.
Homemade exhaust for your old lawnmower - Instructables - DIY, How To, offbeat, ride

Slightly noiser than an EV.

I plan on using this lawnmower engine for a bicycle sidecar power unit.

That lawnmower muffler is great. A friend of mine did almost the exact same thing a while back.

Looks sporty too!