• wanderinglurk@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Monke brain like vroom vrroom

      Jokes aside, car manufacturers figured consumers would miss that feeling enough to install software in EVs to mimic it.

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        Yamaha went the extra mile and patented a fake engine for electric bikes that moves and moves air just like a real engine, except it generates negative work.

        I hate everything about it and everyone who had a hand on it.

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      I was so excited for EVs to be quiet. The spaceship noises make me so sad. Like finally, we figured out a way to make a car that didn’t make too much noise, and we legally added in stupid scifi sounds. These neurotypicals ruin everything.

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        Ive definitely sneaked up on people, even with the added spaceship sound. Its 100% for safety and honestly too quiet.

        That being said a lot of hondas have like an angelic hum that I really hate

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        I think most of that is due to regulation, it is so you can’t sneak up on someone like Andy in his Prius. Early Model 3s don’t even have a speaker to make the sound so they still don’t, a friend of mine has one and it doesn’t make any woowoo noises