[Quietcars] What should Ford's new Focus EV sound like?, Autoblog Green, June 23, 2011

[michael townsend]

What is this sound to be>  I can basically hea5r a 
Toyota Corolla at idle when there are no cars around it, but then again, I
handle a dog guide and therein lies a safety net. 
So, should this hybrid idle be the same loudness as the 
Corolla or the same sound as a diesel 
Cummins engine? 

As others have pointed out, many cars also have styled wheels, which
wouldn't allow for a marble inside of a hubcap, as one lister suggested.
I'm confused as to what you are talking about, Ken.  Maybe, I'm missing
something important here.,  I know cars well, this is why I'm curious.,  
 


Stupidity isn't a handicap...Park elsewhere!!!

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-----Original Message-----
From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ken Stewart
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:24 PM
To: Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] What should Ford's new Focus EV sound
like?,Autoblog Green, June 23, 2011

My own notion continues to be that a simple mechanical item with no
electronics needed, could be attached to all four wheel housings which would
clack loudly as the wheels roll slowly, and as speed increases the sounds
would grow more rapid and more like clicks.  At highway speed there would be
no audible clicking, with vehicle movement sound being from air turbulance
and tires on pavement just like other motor vehicles.  

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