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> But, if someone from an all electric future was dropped off in 2016 i think they'd really notice noise above everything else.

Given the move to regulate hybrid and electric vehicles so that they make as much noise as traditional ICE vehicles (notionally, as a safety measure of visually-handicapped pedestrians), I'm not sure that that's the case.



Given that the noise from electric vehicles is intentionally generated, it can be much more pleasant than ICE noise while still being audible.


This. The mandatory noisemaker is annoying. Not sure what it accomplishes either, as the driver is supposed to be avoiding pedestrians.




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