Germany Wants to Ban Fake Sound From Electric Cars
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A political coalition between the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens in Hamburg has launched a legislative initiative to ban artificial sounds imitating those of internal combustion engines in electric vehicles throughout Germany. Guided by the philosophy of SPD transport spokesman Ole Torben Buschhütter, according to which technological advances in mobility should actively reduce noise pollution in cities, not artificially resurrect it, the …
The Hamburg coalition calls for a national veto on the false motor sound of electric cars. Electric cars stand out for many things, but above all for their mechanical silence. In Germany, however, a group of reddish-green parties have declared war on a technology implemented by some brands that simulates the noises of combustion engines.In electric cars mechanical silence predominates above all. Something that is highly appreciated from inside t…
All brands do it: adding a fake sound to electric cars that sounds like an engine rumbling. The artificial sound is mandatory in Europe so that pedestrians and cyclists can hear cars approaching. German politicians want it switched off when someone is driving at a higher speed.
Many e-cars are now producing artificially generated burn-in sounds to simulate the usual sound experience of previous cars among vehicle owners. However, this is Hamburg's red-green coalition and SPD traffic politician Ole Thorben Buschhüter puts his own position with the statement "Technical progress should reduce traffic noise and not artificially bring it back to the point." It is therefore a gain, especially in densely populated cities such…
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