The European Union forces July 1 to make all electric cars noise at speeds below 20 km / h.
According New Atlas article, from 1 July, all electric vehicles with four or more wheels moving in the European Union must emit noise of at least 56 decibels if they are "running" at 20 km / h or less.
This directive has to do with safety, as electric cars don't make noise from the engines on the wheels, compared to cars with an internal combustion engine, and are not easily noticed by pedestrians. Ensuring that pedestrians can hear oncoming cars increases the safety of the visually impaired, as well as those who have the bad habit of walking down the road constantly looking at the smartphone their.
Η European Union legislation requires electric cars to emit artificial sounds. They should even be combined with a "vehicle audible alarm system", which will increase or decrease the volume, indicating whether the vehicle is accelerating or decelerating. These sounds will not be very noisy, as 56db refers to the noise level of a home refrigerator, but they are able to warn you that a car is near you.
But there is an interesting detail that is missing from the new legislation: there is no reference to what the sound should be like. This opens up a whole world of possibilities. Crazy sounds from animals like hen or cow; Or maybe sounds same as those of Formula 1 that will mimic the sounds of a racing car; How about the anthem of Panathinaikos or Olympiakos or AEK or PAOK? (Depending on which city you move to).
Unfortunately, car manufacturers seem to have no sense of humor and want to make things a little safer. They work for years and most electric cars already have artificial sounds. Compared to combustion engines, a large number of electric cars (EVs) use sounds with an excellent mechanical feel.
Although something is going to change in the sound selection, like for example the new one electric αυτοκίνητο της Nissan, the Leaf, comes a new futuristic sound, as you can see above video, we are still far from the sounds used by Marvel in her films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJTc6ZrODOY