The European Union forces July 1 to make all electric cars noise at speeds below 20 km / h.
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According to an article in New Atlas , from July 1, all electric vehicles with four or more wheels operating in the European Union will have to emit at least 56 decibels of noise if they are “running” at 20 km/h or less.
This directive has to do with safety, as electric cars do not make noise from the engines on the wheels, compared to cars that have an internal combustion engine, and are not easily perceived by pedestrians. Ensuring that pedestrians can hear oncoming cars increases the safety of visually impaired people, as well as those who have a bad habit of walking the streets constantly looking at their smartphone.
European Union law requires electric cars to emit artificial sounds. They will also have to be combined with an “audible vehicle alert system,” which will increase or decrease the sound to indicate whether the vehicle is accelerating or decelerating. These sounds won’t be particularly loud, as 56db is about the noise level of a household refrigerator, but they are enough to warn you that a car is nearby.
But there is an interesting detail missing from the new legislation: there is no mention of what the sound should be. This opens up a whole world of possibilities. Crazy animal sounds, like a chicken or a cow? Or maybe Formula 1 sounds that will imitate the sounds of a racing car? How about the anthem of Panathinaikos or Olympiacos or AEK or PAOK? (depending on which city you are moving to).
Unfortunately, it seems that car manufacturers have no sense of humor and want to make things a little safer. They have been working on it for years and most electric cars already have artificial sounds. In line with combustion engines, a large number of electric cars (EVs) use sounds with a great mechanical feel.
Although something is changing in the choice of sounds, such as Nissan's new electric car, the Leaf, a new futuristic sound is coming, as you can see in the video above, we are still a long way from the sounds Marvel uses in movies. of.
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