The Sounds of Electric Vehicles
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 11:52AM Facebook Fans Will Determine The Sound of Ford Focus Electric
You've heard of focus groups, well Ford is moving that concept to the digital sphere. If you take part, you'll be able to hear your contribution in the Ford Focus electric. ;)
Ford wants to know what you think the Ford Focus electric should sound like. Visit their Facebook page and you can choose from 1 of 4 sounds.
Why such a focus on sound? Hybrids were too quiet. A law enacted last January requires cars that are too quiet, such as hybrids and electric vehicles, to have some sort of artificial noise generator.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in the process of clarifying the quality of noise the cars should make, and when it should be in operation.
Listen to the sounds, a few of the sounds are a little crazy. One even sounds like a spaceship type of thing.
If you want to weigh in, visit the Ford Facebook page.
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