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Make some noise, electric vehicles!
While cities find ways and means to reduce pollution, the U.S Senate, concerned about road safety issues, has voted for noisy electric vehicles. In other words from a marketing standpoint, electric vehicles manufacturers are not able to market completely silent green cars. No one is exactly certain how this new measure will be implemented. But Greenlots is positive that an electric vehicle will always be quieter than gas guzzling cars.
This entry was posted in Electric Vehicle, Green News and tagged Electric Vehicles. Bookmark the permalink.The bill, dubbed the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, would require a minimum sound requirement for all motor vehicles, Autoblog Green reports… The bill proposes a certain amount of noise from EVs and hybrids so that the blind or pedestrians can hear the vehicle when it’s traveling at constant speed, accelerating or decelerating.
The bill doesn’t stipulate a specific speed for the simulated noise. Instead, the bill provides funding for the secretary of Transportation, who would set the final rules. The bill is not only aimed at improving pedestrian safety; it would also clear up the splintering standards set by individual carmakers. Right now, the Nissan Leaf, seen above, and Chevrolet Volt offer their own types of alert systems. The Volt will come with a pedestrian warning system that’s activated from one of the steering-wheel stalks. GM goes with a chirping alert that’s activated only at low speeds. Nissan recently showed off a system in the Leaf that sounds like an alien spacecraft. The Infiniti M35h is the first hybrid to have its own noisemaker system, and the Toyota Prius has an optional device, but only in Japan.
