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Cali. Senate approves bill to make hybrids noisier

click on the image above to enlarge digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Cali_Senate_approves_bill_to_make_hybrids_noisier'; California may just pass Maryland as the first State to require hybrid and electric cars to have a minimum sound level. While the East Coast state has created a task force to study the issue, the Senate in the far-left State has just now approved a bill which would establish its own committee for the same purpose. The bill will now be passed on to The Governator, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself, who has apparently not ... Read more →

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Cali. Senate approves bill to make hybrids noisier 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lotus announces Safe and Sound hybrid demonstrator 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge For the past two decades, Lotus has been working on active noise cancellation technology to make cars quieter. While that may have been a good thing on internal combustion cars, the spread of hybrid and electric cars has made advocates for the blind concerned. Electrically driven ...

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