Your Electric Car Needs to go Vroom

[Flyn]

Manufacturers of "quiet cars" will be required by 2020 to emit engine-like sounds while running, the Department of Transportation (DOT) ruled Monday.

The ruling for "quiet cars" — electric and hybrid vehicles that don't create the same sounds as engines powered by fossil fuels — mandates that car manufacturers install external speakers on vehicles to emit a fake car sound. Manufacturers will have until September 2020 to meet full compliance — a one-year extension from the deadline placed under the Obama administration...

...the rule announced Monday will be mandated for cars moving at speeds of up to 18.6 miles per hour.

Trump admin passes rule requiring sounds in 'quiet cars' by 2020 | TheHill

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[Spivitz]

Cmon, fake news
:smile:

 

[Flyn]

The decision is especially suited toward California, a state where automakers must sell more electric-powered vehicles in order to meet the state's stricter emissions requirements.

DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that under the rule, the car-like sounds will be added to about 530,000 model 2020 vehicles and once implemented will prevent 2,400 injuries annually.

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[Fish]

So [MENTION=396]Mike K[/MENTION] is going to start selling Bose speakers and hosting exhaust clips online for electric car modifications.

 

[VenomousDSG]

I want my car to have the sounds of a P-51

 

[Flyn]

TCG forms a company to make the best sounding electric cars around?

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

TCG forms a company to make the best sounding electric cars around?

So it will be a TCG company LS swaps all electric cars. LOL

 

[Fish]

I want it to sound like the car from that shitty movie The Wraith.

 

[Stink Star]

I genuinely hate this. Sneaking up on people and hitting the pedestrian horn is some great fun

 

[Fish]

I was walking across a lane in a parking lot to get to my car and didnt hear anything. Then all of a sudden there was a horn honk, and behind me was a volt. I usually listen and not look when crossing, but since then I take a glance.

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

I will be disconnecting that crap. Nothing is better to me then the quiet of my electric car after a long day of meetings or the other BS I deal with.

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

Delayed again!! I believe it only applies to new vehicles anyway.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/28/noise-for-evs-and-hybrids-delayed-again/

I didn't know it had to be produced only when going under 18.6 MPH. God only know who and how they came up with that number :rollpicard:

 

[Stink Star]

It’s 30kph....

 

[Fish]

Then it needs to sound like an idling funny car when going through a parking lot.

 

[J-LO]

the whistle makes it go whooooooot whooooot

 

[Fish]

Where is [MENTION=127]wombat[/MENTION] to say he has never seen this vid before?

 

[Fish]

The Audi sounds cool.

https://youtu.be/nY2wB_PCEm8

 

[Flyn]

^^ That's pretty good. Looks like they are aiming for electric and cool sounds.

How about a button that would change them? Gas engine sports car, electric sounding car, Jet, etc. Put it in an options package.

 

[wombat]

Where is [MENTION=127]wombat[/MENTION] to say he has never seen this vid before?

wat? i'm pretty sure i've posted that video before

 

[Gone_2022]

As long as it doesn’t sound stupid I’m ok with it sub 15 mph. I can’t tel you how many times people have been walking and then cut in front of my car in a parking lot because you can’t hear the car.

 

[nytebyte]

I want mine to sound like a giant ripping fart.
I bet people would really take notice.

 

[MikeyLikesIt]

The Audi sounds cool.

https://youtu.be/nY2wB_PCEm8

LOL, 3 years to come up with that sound!