Why do all EVs make the same quiet hovering sound when they drive ?

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Why do all EVs make the same quiet hovering sound when they drive ?

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A little of it is tire noise and motor noise. Most of it is piped through a speaker so pedestrians can hear an EV coming in a parking lot or at crosswalks. Early hybrids and EVs were hitting pedestrians because they made so little noise people were walking out in front of them.

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