Electric cars

[Syt]

I've got car blindness so to me, yes, they all look alike. But now I guess they're getting squished

Don't worry, I have a hard time telling compact cars apart these days, too

[mongers]

I've got car blindness so to me, yes, they all look alike. But now I guess they're getting squished

Oh, that's a good expression HVC,I shall use it to explain my 'condition'. 

The only cars I notice around here are the vast number of luxury range rovers, because the wankers fill us so much of the forest roads. 

[Duque de Bragança]

I've got car blindness so to me, yes, they all look alike. But now I guess they're getting squished

Oh, that's a good expression HVC,I shall use it to explain my 'condition'. 

The only cars I notice around here are the vast number of luxury range rovers, because the wankers fill us so much of the forest roads. 

That bad? Then imagine what is it when that kind of car fills up narrow streets in city centres.
With bad and/or unsecure drivers to boo.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Also way too small for the American market; the EU will have to impose reciprical tariffs on the USA to force them to buy small blue cars.

I'd buy it.  If I could get that and an all-electric early 90's Ford Ranger equivalent (full bed, single row) we'd be golden.  Alas, we'll probably end up with a Honda Prologue.

[Grey Fox]

I'd settle for an all electric Maverick.

[Zanza]

Got a new electric car this week and it plays a kind of ambient sound outside when I open it. 

[crazy canuck]

Got a new electric car this week and it plays a kind of ambient sound outside when I open it. 

Its to warn anything around you (small critters) that your car is going to be on the move shortly.  With an ICE they get the warning when the car gets started.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Its to warn anything around you (small critters) that your car is going to be on the move shortly.  With an ICE they get the warning when the car gets started.

Why would an EV not do the same and start making the noise when it's turned on?  That's what our plug-in hybrid does.  People go into their vehicles all the time without intending to drive them.

[Valmy]

Why would an EV not do the same and start making the noise when it's turned on?  That's what our plug-in hybrid does.  People go into their vehicles all the time without intending to drive them.

They don't make noise when it is turned on. Well ok they probably hum a little bit. It was a problem at first when I got my EV because I some times would think it was off when it wasn't. Whoops.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

They don't make noise when it is turned on. Well ok they probably hum a little bit. It was a problem at first when I got my EV because I some times would think it was off when it wasn't. Whoops.

Huh, ours does when it's running on battery power.  It sounds like a slightly hollow mimic of what the engine itself sounds like when running.

[HVC]

With my vast knowledge of cars I chiefly notice that it is a blue car 

Also way too small for the American market; the EU will have to impose reciprical tariffs on the USA to force them to buy small blue cars.

I had a coworker who bought a mini. They regretted it after the first snow storm

[HVC]

They don't make noise when it is turned on. Well ok they probably hum a little bit. It was a problem at first when I got my EV because I some times would think it was off when it wasn't. Whoops.

Huh, ours does when it's running on battery power.  It sounds like a slightly hollow mimic of what the engine itself sounds like when running.

There's probably an option to turn that off. Internally anyway. They all make noise externally now so you can't stealth hunt pedestrians.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

There's probably an option to turn that off. Internally anyway. They all make noise externally now so you can't stealth hunt pedestrians.

Oh, it's purely external, and I understand why it does so.  I'm reacting to Zanza's making noises before it's started.

[crazy canuck]

Its to warn anything around you (small critters) that your car is going to be on the move shortly.  With an ICE they get the warning when the car gets started.

Why would an EV not do the same and start making the noise when it's turned on?  That's what our plug-in hybrid does.  People go into their vehicles all the time without intending to drive them.

Two reasons.  First the volume is much lower than starting an ICE - until an electric gets moving it's barely audible. Second you can start moving almost instantaneously.

So the combined effects of 1 and 2 makes it prudent to give more warning the the vehicle is about to move.

It's all artificial noise anyway. The electric motor doesn't generate any soun, so easy enough to just start the noise sooner.

[Josquius]

On cars. I've seen this story doing the rounds a lot lately. Amazingly fucked up.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/parents-charged-manslaughter-boy-struck-car-gastonia-north-carolina/story?id=122500748