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Fake noise will be added to new electric cars starting today in the EU
All new models of electric cars sold in the European Union must now make artificial noise under certain conditions, reports BBC News. Acoustic Vehicle Alert Systems (aka, AVAS) will need to be installed in new models of hybrid and electric cars introduced from today onward, and all existing models by July 2021. With an AVAS installed, vehicles will need to make a sound while traveling under 12 mph, or while reversing.
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Oh yeah, well they're gonna know when I'm drivin' https://youtu.be/htAMXx3upow
It's not fake noise. It's real noise. Noisy noise. Noise that annoys.
I love this comment on the site:
"This Cheverolt Volt is reversing, pick up a great deal at your local dealer NOW!"
Yeah,great comment...Like we need more noise!
This reminds me of the old sci-fi short story, "Marching Morons". One of the things done to placate and protect the mindless masses were cars capped at 20 MPH with fake flames shooting out for the idiots to think they were really screaming along.
Edit: a typo.
It's not such a bad thing, IMHO, especially in areas where there are a lot of kids like near schools etc. It does say it only needs to make a sound while traveling under 12mph, so it's not like it'd be noisy the whole time - only in areas where there's a lot of stop-and-go. Those are the areas most likely to have pedestrians etc.
Maybe it will be cool,but faint spaceship like sounds.
Yes! That would be awesome. There is no need for it to sound like a regular boring car engine.