Electric cars mark a Wild West period in many areas, but there's one drivers likely don't often think about: the sound a car makes. The norm has been a soundtrack from whatever internal-combustion ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are famously quiet. Unlike traditional combustion engines, electric motors don't require mechanical valves, gears, or fans. While idling, an EV motor hums quietly. When moving, ...

A red Corvette with a license plate reading "Suprtoy" sits amid exotic European sports cars, handmade hot rods, a 1934 Ford owned by a retired Ford car designer and even one of the first 1968 Ford ...

If you live anywhere near a busy street, you already know: Cars make noise. If the rumbling of engines, incessant honking, and the repeated whoosh of them going by hasn’t ruined your day (or night’s ...

When cruising at 15.53 miles per hour or slower, an electric car runs virtually silent. Once over that speed, road noise and air moving over the car begin to become prevalent and the car can be “heard ...

After lengthy delays, in 2018 the US finalized regulations for electric cars and other quiet vehicles to emit a sound at speeds under 18.6 mph. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ...