“The Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust—the name refers to a Dodge logo— combines various chambers underneath the Charger’s body with some woofers and mid-range speakers, all driven by a dedicated 600 W amplifier. The system is also designed to transmit vibrations into the chassis through elastomeric bushings, mimicking an internal combustion engine and its motor mounts.”
As the article says, EV’s are legally required to have amplified sound. The legal requirement is 56db - 75db at 2 meters. That’s 42db to 62 db at 30ft.
If you’ve ever heard a Tesla or a Hybrid making an electric motor sound in a parking lot, that’s not the car but a speaker installed making that sound.
Is this a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation or does one of the laws take precedence?
There is probably a db level in the law rather than the vague “being heard” that is much higher than the EV sound requirement.
I hate this law because its so damn loud. Its so often i find EV’s louder then ICE cars in parking lots and its usually and obnoxious chime sound that travels much further than the little rubble coming from an engine. I wish they’d change this law to something more restrictive so the sounds are not as loud and also less obnoxious so it cannot be heard from more than 30f away. I suggest simple white noise at som low 40 dB or something like that.