NHTSA won’t allow EVs to have unlimited or custom pedestrian alert sounds
Teslarati
JULY 13, 2022
141 , which required all hybrid and electric vehicles to have a noisemaker installed to alert pedestrians nearby that a car was coming. Due to their lack of a combustion engine, electric and hybrid vehicles make minimal noise, making them hazards to pedestrians, especially the blind, who cannot necessarily hear or see a vehicle approaching.
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