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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? The Road Noise Cancellation and Engine Order Cancellation systems will provide vehicle manufacturers with the ability to greatly improve in-cabin refinement, with additional design opportunities for optimising vehicle weight reduction and fuel economy.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

We then used results from a model of the global economy to allocate a portion of this global budget specifically to the U.S. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking. Congestion charges have been levied in Stockholm and London to limit car traffic.