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EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
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05-05-2010, 01:50 PM
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EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
Ben Webster - TIMESONLINE - May 4, 2010
The vision of tranquil modern cities, with inhabitants gliding by silently in electric cars, may be shattered by European plans to introduce artificial warning sounds to the new generation of zero-emission vehicles.
Each manufacturer may be permitted to provide its own “signature tune”, with the regulation simply setting a minimum volume to prevent pedestrians, cyclists and especially blind people from stepping into the path of battery-powered cars.
Some manufacturers are likely to opt for an engine noise while others are considering adopting the noises of spacecraft from science fiction films, such as the podracers from Star Wars.
To minimise disturbance, the noise will be projected in the direction in which the vehicle is travelling. Lotus, which is developing electric and hybrid models, has adapted sound-cancelling technology to project a sound that changes with the speed... [Read More] |
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
 is all I have to say.
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
Couldn't we just put baseball cards in the spokes?
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05-05-2010, 02:52 PM
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
I call dibs on the Jetson's car noise. 
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05-05-2010, 03:12 PM
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
I want mine to make lightsaber noises as I drive around.
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05-05-2010, 03:44 PM
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
Ice cream truck music.
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
Oh, here comes the ice cream wagon playing a song. H
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
I want mine to produce the song that Jon Stewart sang twice last week. |
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Re: EU rules may mean silent electric cars must make Star Wars noises
I'll take the theme song from COPS.
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