Must explain why the two GM EVs I have were absurdly loud to the point where there are guides online to suppress them. Magnitudes louder than a diesel 350 and would be the same volume even when stopped at a light. It was all you could hear.
They’re working as designed. The USA has a very high minimum noise level for EVs in its safety standards. The idea is that pedestrians can hear them coming like ICE vehicles, but they end up being louder than ICE vehicles at low speeds.
Geez. All you hear from EVs where I live is the sound of the tires against the ground. Of course very old EVs will sound like a small choir of baby angels, but more recent ones are just silent to me.
I just had a look at the new Volvo EX60 which seems exceptionally quiet. Looking forward to switching out my EX40 for that one when my lease is up.
Must explain why the two GM EVs I have were absurdly loud to the point where there are guides online to suppress them. Magnitudes louder than a diesel 350 and would be the same volume even when stopped at a light. It was all you could hear.
I would take that mess back to the dealer, no?
It took about 10 minutes to disable, all good.
In a previous vehicle I had all you had to do was pull a fuse out.
Oh I see, I thought there was something wrong with it.
They’re working as designed. The USA has a very high minimum noise level for EVs in its safety standards. The idea is that pedestrians can hear them coming like ICE vehicles, but they end up being louder than ICE vehicles at low speeds.
Geez. All you hear from EVs where I live is the sound of the tires against the ground. Of course very old EVs will sound like a small choir of baby angels, but more recent ones are just silent to me.
I just had a look at the new Volvo EX60 which seems exceptionally quiet. Looking forward to switching out my EX40 for that one when my lease is up.
I believe my car makes some artificial sound at low speeds, but it’s proportional to the speed. It does have reversing bongs which is a bit annoying.