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Old 16th May 2019, 11:20   #8
Raspberrycai
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Originally Posted by Vossy View Post
All electric vehicles should be fitted with a beeper that is audible at 20 metres away when traveling at less than 30mph, I have nearly been run over twice by the things, look, listen and look again and there it is ...

Better still a V8 sound that emits from a huge speaker on the roof
I think the EU are planning to implement a law that means all electric cars will need to have a speaker installed so pedestrians can hear them, as right now they are almost silent and only emit a high-pitched hum.

As for the fake V8 sound, that's already a feature in quite a lot of modern cars today. Notably the BMW i8 - despite the fact it only has a turbocharged 3 cylinder engine, the speakers make it sound more like it has a V8 under the bonnet... Apparently, the new golf GTi does the same thing.
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1991 Mercedes 190E 1.8 (Nico) / 1991 Yamaha SR125 (David)
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