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| Rant: Can't wait for the end of internal combustion vehicles |
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| coppice:
--- Quote from: 0xdeadbeef on May 10, 2020, 07:11:01 pm ---The engine sound is only a part of the sound a vehicle emits. Rolling friction, brakes and air drag also cause noise. Besides, at least in Europe, electric vehicles have to create mandatory sounds so they can be noticed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds --- End quote --- I'm not sure why they are demanding this. Several times a Renault Zoe or Nissan Leaf has passed me, and I didn't realise it was an electric car until I saw the name on the back. A gasoline car makes more noise while accelerating, but at a steady 30MPH tyre noise dominates with most modern cars. |
| Electro Detective:
A car with a good new set of freshly worn in tyres, on certain road surfaces, can roll past and lucky to hear or discern anything, especially with the usual background noise going as well Take extra care for silent traffic when crossing roads by foot, especially at corners |
| JPortici:
--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on May 10, 2020, 07:02:44 pm ---Sitting at home all day I can hear the vehicles go by. The annoying noise of bad mufflers, or in the case of motorcycles the intentionally loud exhaust, makes me want electric cars to take over asap. But then, what will people that need noise do? --- End quote --- sorry, the ICE will never die. And elecric vehichles will be MANDATED to make sound as they go because people and animals need to be aware that the vehichle is on and running. At least three times in my life i have almost been hit from a fucking prius in reverse, couldn't hear a damn thing and the driver wasn't watching because you know parking sensors. |
| Kerlin:
Changed my mind. I have a loud Lotus Elise sports car and love it, had sports cars most of my life. But, recently during the Chinese virus problem I have found it is quite obvious to me that ICEs must go. The air is so much cleaner all the noise is gone and nature is back. Not looking forward to the return to the road of ICEs, its not about petrol prices its about humans. |
| chriva:
"It's about humans" Yeah, say that to the cobalt miners... :palm: I can buy the environmental nonsense you pull but that is just a desperate quote. |
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