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minus-squareGoodtoknow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down4·6 months agoThey’re still just as noisy above 30 km an hour due to air displacement and tire on the road.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·6 months agoDepending on the ICE car, a similar EV can actually be more noisy, because of the heavy battery causing more road friction = more noise.
minus-squareomgarm@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoThis is what I’ve learned the past year during my general acoustics course. Over 50 km/h EVs produce more sound.
They’re still just as noisy above 30 km an hour due to air displacement and tire on the road.
Depending on the ICE car, a similar EV can actually be more noisy, because of the heavy battery causing more road friction = more noise.
This is what I’ve learned the past year during my general acoustics course. Over 50 km/h EVs produce more sound.