That is because many cities/politicians refuse to enforce reasonable noise limits on automobiles. It should have never been legal/normalized to have exhausts loud enough to need hearing protection while outside of the vehicle.
those ppl will create noise at whatever cost lmao, I bet they’ll start attaching external speakers at some point to compensate for the lack of engine noise
The extra weight of EVs often negates the reduction from regenerative breaking. It’s mostly just low-range (<100mi) EVs that emit less (non-exhaust) PM2.5, and even then the estimate is only a 11-13% reduction. source
Since much of the noise pollution from cars comes from tire noise, I doubt EVs will reduce noise pollution that signifcantly.
It’s not tire noise I’m hearing in bed at 1am while some yahoo is treating residential roads like a racetrack.
That is because many cities/politicians refuse to enforce reasonable noise limits on automobiles. It should have never been legal/normalized to have exhausts loud enough to need hearing protection while outside of the vehicle.
That shit ain’t legal, it’s just not enforced.
Legal where I live, and in many states too.
those ppl will create noise at whatever cost lmao, I bet they’ll start attaching external speakers at some point to compensate for the lack of engine noise
Near motorways where they go high speed the reduction will be negligible, but is material around lower speed streets.
Something not mentioned is the significantly reduced brake dust as most EV braking is regenerative.
The extra weight of EVs often negates the reduction from regenerative breaking. It’s mostly just low-range (<100mi) EVs that emit less (non-exhaust) PM2.5, and even then the estimate is only a 11-13% reduction. source
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Noise pollution is a function of speed.
At low speeds, it’s mostly engine noise. At highway speeds, it’s mostly tire noise.
Many city streets have near highway speed limits or designs that easily allow cars to reach near highway speeds.