Q: Do electric cars have a sound added to them? I heard one drive past me the other day and it sounded like something from Star Wars. A: In 1886 the Benz Patent Motor Car made its debut as the first ...

We can hear electric cars but have no idea where they are, according to new research. A study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows that one of the most common signal types is very ...

Speed, handling, and looks are usually at the top of car enthusiast's list when picking their favorite cars. But one hard-to-ignore component of every driving experience is the car's sound. A blend of ...

A new study conducted by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and published in March examined how well the average person could locate three common types of warning sounds from ...

It’s been a long time coming – remember the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010? – but the proposed rules for the noises that electric or hybrid vehicles have to make at low speeds have been ...

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 everyone everywhere received a free electric vehicle at the same time — and owners were required to travel at really slow speeds across well-maintained roads — the world would sound different. But ...