All electric cars will need to emit a sound at up to 19 mph to protect pedestrians starting in 2019

[Sled Dog]

According to [url]http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2016/11/15/nhtsa-requires-quiet-electric-hybrid-vehicles-to-make-noise-starting-in-2019/[/url] ,

"...the sounds must be consistent for all those in the same model that year. Customers won’t be allowed to customize them like ringtones, though."

Dreams destroyed.

[Demache]

[QUOTE=Sled Dog;51376689]According to [url]http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2016/11/15/nhtsa-requires-quiet-electric-hybrid-vehicles-to-make-noise-starting-in-2019/[/url] ,

"...the sounds must be consistent for all those in the same model that year. Customers won’t be allowed to customize them like ringtones, though."

Dreams destroyed.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a challenge for the hacker community.

[Raptor Dan]

[QUOTE=Sled Dog;51376689]According to [url]http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2016/11/15/nhtsa-requires-quiet-electric-hybrid-vehicles-to-make-noise-starting-in-2019/[/url] ,

"...the sounds must be consistent for all those in the same model that year. Customers won’t be allowed to customize them like ringtones, though."

Dreams destroyed.[/QUOTE]

Don't think it'll stop anyone from trying, though.

[NO ONE]

I thought this was already a thing when hybrids came in to popularity. A lot of them didn't make noticeable noise until a certain speed, when the engine kicked in. I remember a discussion about it back in Driver's ED years ago.

[Ding Dong]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik[/media]

[editline]15th November 2016[/editline]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9dY1LnN6HY[/media]

[gk99]

Do I have the option to crank my bass up instead or then are you going to get buttmad about my car being [I]too loud[/I]