NHTSA outlines EV sound requirements

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has outlined proposals governing minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles. The proposal follows long-standing concerns about the silent operation of such vehicles, particularly the safety risk they pose for visually impaired pedestrians that rely primarily on sound to detect a vehicle’s Subscribe to Automotive World to … Continued

• By Megan Lampinen
• January 8, 2013