blessmycottonsocks
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Interesting report on BBC Radio earlier today.
Given that the internal combustion engine is living on borrowed time, wholesale moves towards electric vehicles seem inevitable.
It has, however, been noted that a 12 tonne, virtually silent bus is a huge safety hazard. Even the 2-tonne Tesla, which passed me in spooky silence yesterday, is potentially lethal.
Moves are therefore afoot to investigate whether some sort of artificial soundtrack should be compulsory with electric vehicles.
A recording of conventional engine noise is the obvious notion, but other sounds being investigated are rushing wind sounds, bird song and even tubular bell-style chimes.
Will a driver have a choice of what "ring tone" to select for their vehicle?
Will this result in a cacophony on the high street every bit as noisy as today?
Given that the internal combustion engine is living on borrowed time, wholesale moves towards electric vehicles seem inevitable.
It has, however, been noted that a 12 tonne, virtually silent bus is a huge safety hazard. Even the 2-tonne Tesla, which passed me in spooky silence yesterday, is potentially lethal.
Moves are therefore afoot to investigate whether some sort of artificial soundtrack should be compulsory with electric vehicles.
A recording of conventional engine noise is the obvious notion, but other sounds being investigated are rushing wind sounds, bird song and even tubular bell-style chimes.
Will a driver have a choice of what "ring tone" to select for their vehicle?
Will this result in a cacophony on the high street every bit as noisy as today?