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REPORT: Japan could require hybrids to emit sound

Now that hybrid cars have taken the top sales spots in Japan for the last few months, that country's Transport Ministry is reportedly launching an investigation to determine if it's wise to require hybrid automobiles to emit an artificial sound when operating with the internal combustion switched off. The thinking is that hybrids may be more dangerous to the blind due to their quiet operation under electric power. According to an unnamed official, the government's 13-member panel – consisting of a diverse group of scholars, ... Read more →

Volt will have a driver-activated "pedestrian-friendly alert" Jeremy Korzeniewski

The issue of the sound, or lack thereof to be specific, of hybrids, electric cars and everything in-between isn't likely to go away any time soon. The problem, as some see it, is that electric ...

Cali. Senate approves bill to make hybrids noisier Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

Minnesota boy rides bike into Prius he didn't hear Alex Nunez

View the video report here. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Minnesota_boy_rides_bike_into_Prius_he_didn_t_hear'; Eight-year-old Owen Erickson has some scrapes and bruises but is otherwise no ...

REPORT: Japan could require hybrids to emit sound 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that hybrid cars have taken the top sales spots in Japan for the last few months, that country's Transport Ministry is reportedly launching an investigation to determine if it's wise to require hybrid automobiles to emit an artificial sound when operating with the internal combustion switched ...

Volt will have a driver-activated "pedestrian-friendly alert" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The issue of the sound, or lack thereof to be specific, of hybrids, electric cars and everything in-between isn't likely to go away any time soon. The problem, as some see it, is that electric motors do not make the same kind of noise that internal combustion engines make, and this could be a ...

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

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 ...

Minnesota boy rides bike into Prius he didn't hear 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

View the video report here. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Minnesota_boy_rides_bike_into_Prius_he_didn_t_hear'; Eight-year-old Owen Erickson has some scrapes and bruises but is otherwise no worse for wear after he found himself on the hood of a Toyota Prius this week. Owen had turned his ...


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