Electronic and Hybrid car regulations
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:30 am
We are notorious car simplest. In Atlanta, post college, we both bought 06 Accord coupes, barely drove them, sold one for California move, and still haven't put 100k miles on the one we have left.
But it's old and we've left the sun roof open during rains so it's kind of smelly.
So we finally pulled the trigger on 2021 Rav4 Hybrid with like 10 miles on it. Magnetic grey, black rims, two electric motors to pair with the existing engine, nice sound system, absolutely sick.
But this post is about the new electronic/hybrid regulations and what they mean.
Imagine my surprise when I backed out of my drive way for the first time and heard the "angel choir" - a new safety feature I will demonstrate below. . Apparently the government mandated that, to address pedestrians getting hit by super quiet electric and hybrid vehicles, all new car manufacturers have to add a 60 db noise when in low speed. My forward noise is fine, but the reverse is LOUD, and below.
Angel choir (not my car) :
I guess I will get used to it, but I am not a huge fan of it off the bat. You can remove it, but that sounds like a bad idea. You can also deafen it a bit if it's too loud, but I'll hold off on it for a bit to see if I get used to it.
Car kicks ass otherwise.
But it's old and we've left the sun roof open during rains so it's kind of smelly.
So we finally pulled the trigger on 2021 Rav4 Hybrid with like 10 miles on it. Magnetic grey, black rims, two electric motors to pair with the existing engine, nice sound system, absolutely sick.
But this post is about the new electronic/hybrid regulations and what they mean.
Imagine my surprise when I backed out of my drive way for the first time and heard the "angel choir" - a new safety feature I will demonstrate below. . Apparently the government mandated that, to address pedestrians getting hit by super quiet electric and hybrid vehicles, all new car manufacturers have to add a 60 db noise when in low speed. My forward noise is fine, but the reverse is LOUD, and below.
Angel choir (not my car) :
I guess I will get used to it, but I am not a huge fan of it off the bat. You can remove it, but that sounds like a bad idea. You can also deafen it a bit if it's too loud, but I'll hold off on it for a bit to see if I get used to it.
Car kicks ass otherwise.