Car News

Electric cars while able to produce zero emmissions, also produce zero sound. If your a regular reader of our car blog 'Kiwicarlovers' then you would had read several entries as to modern day electric cars. The latest being the Lightning GT, which while looks great has a fatal flaw is that the loudest sound it would produce would be the tyres running on the road. I've mentioned that these cars would be deadly in suburban areas and especially around schools as they wouldn't hear you driving up the road. While the battery life is being extended and distance travelled increased per charge the fact that where ever you go would be deafly quiet. No more roar of a V8 or even the high rev sound of a 1.6ltr vehicle just the sound of your own breathing.

A call has come to the car industry that electric or even hybrid cars when running on electric will need to be outfitted with an audiable sound to warn pedestrians they are approaching. This is certainly effective for the blind whom are the first to issue the request as they find it hard enough to navigate when they can hear a car let alone when they cant. So it may be possible that in future for the electric/hybrid car that a small motor/speaker is installed to immitate the sound of the car.