After the dodge charger electric fake V8 engine noise, Ferrari is following
I guess that people who buy these cars have a need for emotive support and very poor self esteem, and need to bother everyone else when there is absolutely no need for it.
Fuck cars
Car noise is generally from tyre, not the engine. Generally. If you ever have a chance to stand beside a highway where car usually zoom by at 100kmph++, you will hear mostly the tyre sound and rarely the sound of engine nor the exhaust. ICE car these day are so well-tuned to make less noise from the engine and exhaust, but they can’t control what tyre the owner put on.
The only thing electric car solved is eliminating tailpipe pollution, the rest is still there. There’s also danger on how quiet the car are in low speed, so whirling sound might needed to prevent pedestrians harm. It’s better than nothing though, but it’s still way worst than public transport or bicycle.
I always found the whirling noise surprising. One can clearly hear the wheels which are as loud as the speaker.
And if you’re deaf neither will help.
Thats true when the cars are driving fast, but don’t forget that much of the time cars are driving slower through the city than most bicyclists.
I think it depend on which part of the world that city is in, car is usually driving 60 - 80kmph in the city where i from. Tyre noise is only negligible when it’s below something like 40kmph, and most city in the world is badly designed. It’s only in the residential area where speed limit is under 40kmph and with speed bump to slow down car.
Now I’m curious, in which parts of the world is the usual city speed 60-80 kmph? In the united states, most citys have a speed limit of 25 mph (40kmph), while in Europe, 50 kmph seems more common.