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 is about better safety, καθώς τα ηλεκτρικά αυτοκίνητα δεν κάνουν θόρυβο από τους κινητήρες που υπάρχουν στις ρόδες, σε σχέση με τα αυτοκίνητα που έχουν μηχανή εσωτερικής καύσης, και δεν είναι εύκολα αντιληπτά από τους πεζούς. Η εξασφάλιση ότι οι πεζοί μπορούν να ακούσουν τα αυτοκίνητα που έρχονται, αυξάνουν την ασφάλεια των ατόμων με προβλήματα όρασης, καθώς και εκείνων που έχουν την κακή συνήθεια να περπατούν στους δρόμους κοιτώντας συνεχώς το 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. In line with combustion engines, a large number of electric cars (EVs) uses sounds with an excellent mechanical feel.
Although something is going to change in the choice of sounds, like for example the new Nissan electric car, the Leaf, a new futuristic sound is coming, as you can see in the above video, we're still a long way from the sounds that Marvel uses in its movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJTc6ZrODOY
