One of the more bizarre problems confronting governments around the world is the fact that electric vehicles are so quiet that very often pedestrians cannot hear them approaching. As a consequence the US authorities have decided that all electric vehicles should make some “noise” in order to ensure that pedestrians can hear them.
While it is a little surreal to see a car speeding past with little or no on noise, do we really need these electric cars to make “noise” for safety purposes alone?