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Should Electric Cars Make More Noise?
DiPLoMaT says,
Looking both ways before you cross is what you are taught. Why make the cars more noisy cause people may not be able to hear them?
Article excerpt from popsci.com —
"The Sound of Silence: A Spokesperson for Fisker says the Karma , its electric sports car due out next year, will warn pedestrians by emitting a noise possibly "akin to a jet fighter." Courtesy Fisker Automotive
By 2020, one in every five cars sold in the U.S. will be a hybrid electric vehicle. That's nice for the planet, but bad for...
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Comments: 10
Posted 11 months ago
To answer you question Diplomat, here in the "armpit of America" (Kern County) we get a lot of heavy fog and have to rely on listening for oncoming traffic. So, yeah, I would like to be able to hear a car coming down the street to avoid pulling out in front of it.
Nice question though because until I moved out to Cali, I never had to deal with fog.
Nice question though because until I moved out to Cali, I never had to deal with fog.
Posted 11 months ago
Very understandable...
Posted 11 months ago
while i agree that we need an alternate fule source.. answer one question honestly... electric cars need to be recharged with electricity .. aka, plugged into your home.. now, with that nice cap and trade that going to increase your electric bill, do you really want to increase it that much further/ (aka, paying more to keep your electric car full than a regular car?)
as i said, we do need an alternate fuel source, but im not for one that will cause me to be paying more than i already do in my 91 camaro.
and hybrids? no, i do a lot of high way driving, and they actually get pretty bad milage on teh highway compared to their full gas counter part.
as i said, we do need an alternate fuel source, but im not for one that will cause me to be paying more than i already do in my 91 camaro.
and hybrids? no, i do a lot of high way driving, and they actually get pretty bad milage on teh highway compared to their full gas counter part.
Posted 11 months ago
My son has a shirt that says, "Loud Pipes saves lives Jesus saves souls" I had never heard the beginning of that saying used until just now.
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