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.
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.