Swordsmyth
08-30-2018, 12:50 AM
An electric car (https://www.autoblog.com/electric/) moving at speed but producing next to zero noise could give new meaning to the term "silent but deadly." That's why the U.S. Department of Transportation (http://www.transportation.gov/) has drafted legislation to ensure that, starting in 2020, all EVs (https://www.autoblog.com/electric/) and hybrids (https://www.autoblog.com/hybrid/) must emit some sort of noise at any speed over 19 miles per hour. Turns out, though, that there could potentially be one exception to the rule.
According to The Verge, Ford (https://www.autoblog.com/ford/) submitted a comment back in 2015 for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, shortly after the official public comment period ended, "regarding the legality of equipping certain vehicles used for security purposes with a means of turning off the required pedestrian alert sound." Vehicles used for security purposes is most likely a roundabout way of saying police cars (https://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/).
More at: https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/29/ford-silent-police-cars-electric-hybrid/?ncid=edlinkusauto00000021&yptr=yahoo
According to The Verge, Ford (https://www.autoblog.com/ford/) submitted a comment back in 2015 for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, shortly after the official public comment period ended, "regarding the legality of equipping certain vehicles used for security purposes with a means of turning off the required pedestrian alert sound." Vehicles used for security purposes is most likely a roundabout way of saying police cars (https://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/).
More at: https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/29/ford-silent-police-cars-electric-hybrid/?ncid=edlinkusauto00000021&yptr=yahoo