Simple two-tone warning sounds on electric vehicles make it harder for pedestrians to locate cars, especially when multiple vehicles are present Traditional engine noise performs significantly better ...

Q: Do electric cars have a sound added to them? I heard one drive past me the other day and it sounded like something from Star Wars. A: In 1886 the Benz Patent Motor Car made its debut as the first ...

Engineers at Jaguar Land Rover had a problem. Like all electric vehicles, the new I-PACE was almost silent at lower speeds, and that made it potentially dangerous. In fact, research suggests that ...

Electric cars mark a Wild West period in many areas, but there's one drivers likely don't often think about: the sound a car makes. The norm has been a soundtrack from whatever internal-combustion ...

Mercedes-AMG is going down the path of fake engine sounds for its new generation of electric vehicles, if the AMG GT XX Concept is anything to go by. What will the next generation of electric AMG ...

After lengthy delays, in 2018 the US finalized regulations for electric cars and other quiet vehicles to emit a sound at speeds under 18.6 mph. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ...

Saturday saw the running of the ELE Rally in the Netherlands, with organizers inviting e-Rally competitors to join the event for the first time. Spectators were treated to the sight of electric rally ...

LOS ANGELES — Your next car may come with its own soundtrack. Faced with the utter silence of electric cars – as opposed to the cacophony of engine noise emanating from conventional vehicles – ...

GMC revealed during a CES presentation that is working with Bose to create a soundtrack for its upcoming HUMMER EV, which offers a Watts to Freedom, or WTF, mode that unlocks its full 1,000 horsepower ...

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