Hi Thos, Yep, early Leafs have noise maker that can be canceled (but just like the communication warning, returns after the next time starting). I believe this was so that the vehicle can be sold in countries where a noise maker is allowed (or required) but needs to be muted at night.
The blind person argument you describe is set in dead silence, the city street situation is set in a surrounding with a lot of other noises masking the quiet sound of slow rolling tires. There are plenty reports about this and while it is possible for an attentive person in a quiet street to hear all traffic approaching (I actually rely on this when I am riding my bike) it is not possible to depend on this in noisier environments and that is where the noise maker comes in. Note that the noise maker is not making a lot of noise, it is not your neighborhood jacked pickup truck that everybody recognises from waking them while they sleep, it is just a small hiss as if the tire has a leak. It does not penetrate a wall, unlike the sound of a straight pipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95O14kUgmBI Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info http://www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Thos True via EV Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:14 AM To: Peri Hartman; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] $52M/yr 'Quiet (Electrified) cars' alert-sound rules by2019/09 As I recall, the 2011 Nissan Leaf that we had made a Jetson spaceship type of sound at low speeds. Not very loud or obnoxious, but definitely not sound that was produced by the drive train. I asked the dealership about it, and was told that it was a voluntary action in a proactive effort by Nissan, expecting such requirements at some point in the future. By the way, I find the blind argument offensive...I grew up with 2 blind friends. They could tell you how fast a bicycle was approaching, let alone a car just from the tire noise...It is the pedestrian blinded by electronics technology that we need to concern ourselves with! -TT On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 7:00 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > While there are obvious virtues to have EVs emit sounds, and I will not > oppose the effort, what can we do to ensure the sounds are quiet enough and > pleasant? > > I imagine with horror a city full of cars emitting 1khz square wave beeps, > like so many commercial trucks and construction equipment. I can barely > tolerate hearing those. Add to that and I will go crazy. I'm sure I'm not > alone. > > Now, I don't expect the rulings to call for something that obnoxious. But > still, without some pushback, we may increase the amount of noise from our > current levels. That would be bad, in my opinion. > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "brucedp5 via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Cc: > Sent: 15-Nov-16 4:27:39 AM > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: EV-newswire posts for 20161115 > > > The US government on Monday completed long-delayed rules that will require > "quiet cars" like electric vehicles and hybrids to emit alert sounds at > speeds of up to 18.6 miles per hour (30 km/h) to help prevent injuries > among pedestrians, cyclists and the blind. > > The rules, which were required by Congress, will require car makers like > Tesla, Nissan and Toyota to add alert sounds to all vehicles by September > 2019. > >> >> >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble. >> com/EVLN-Acentra-trim-based-Leaf-Black-Edition-gt-Limited- >> eu-availability-Mar-Aug-2017-td4684475.html >> EVLN: Acentra trim based Leaf Black Edition> Limited.eu availability >> Mar-Aug >> 2017 >> Nissan Leaf Black Edition promises sleeker all-electric motoring >> ... stylish, premium design ... 1st 1000 receive a free in-vehicle wi-fi >> hotspot ... has its work cut out competing with cheaper mainstream cars >> ... >> >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble. >> com/EVLN-21-5k-Leaf-Taxi-ie-gt-Floating-on-a-marshmallow- >> while-saving-the-planet-td4684474.html >> EVLN: €21.5k Leaf Taxi.ie> Floating on a marshmallow while ‘saving the >> planet’ >> Taxi driver happy to be 'saving planet' with his electric car >> Dublin taxi driver, Peter Hanley became one of the first taxi drivers in >> Ireland to work in an electric car when he bought his new Nissan Leaf just >> over a year ago ... >> >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble. >> com/EVLN-ALA-sez-Drive-Electric-and-protect-everyone-s-lung- >> health-td4684469.html >> EVLN: ALA sez Drive Electric and protect everyone's lung health >> What’s the best way to keep your lungs healthy? 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Some wondered if low gas prices had >> dented the ... >> >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble. >> com/52M-yr-Quiet-Electrified-cars-alert-sound-rules-by- >> 2019-09-td4684467.html >> $52M/yr 'Quiet (Electrified) cars' alert-sound rules by 2019/09 >> 'Quiet cars' rules to prevent injuries will cost makers $52 million a year >> The US government on Monday completed long-delayed rules that will require >> "quiet cars" ... emit alert sounds ... in reverse or forward at speeds up >> to >> about 19 mph ... >> >> >> >> >> http://evdl.org/evln/ >> For all EVLN EV-newswire posts >> >> >> {brucedp.0catch.com} >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discus >> sion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EV-newswire-posts- >> for-20161115-tp4684476.html >> Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at >> Nabble.com. >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group >> /NEDRA) >> >> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group > /NEDRA) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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