Electric vehicles are fast and stealthy. With no combustion engine or exhaust noise, they have the ability to sneak up on pedestrians without much of a warning. This is bad enough for the average road user, but for the visually impaired, it represents an even bigger danger.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, legislation that requires EVs to make an audible pedestrian warning has been passed in a number of important EV markets, like the US<\/a>, and Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n The sound a car makes can embody and amplify what type of car it is. True to form, aggressive sports cars bark and snarl, while luxurious vehicles can be quiet and refined. With electric vehicles making virtually no noise, manufacturers have the opportunity to design what noise their cars make from the ground up.<\/p>\n But which is the best? SHIFT put it to the floor of the TNW editorial office to find out.<\/p>\n The Porsche Taycan was a unanimous winner among car people and non-car people alike. Somehow, the German automaker has managed to embody the essence of control, speed, and power into a sound.<\/p>\n Even though the noise is designed to alert other road users of the car\u2019s no doubt swift arrival, Porsche has developed a sound that evolves from a low hum to a Phaser-like euphony of electrons. TNW\u2019s managing editor Abhimanyu Ghoshal was \u201cdigging the Porsche stuff,\u201d because \u201cit sounds like speed.\u201d<\/p>\nPorsche Taycan Turbo S<\/h2>\n