When cruising at 15.53 miles per hour or slower, an electric car runs virtually silent. Once over that speed, road noise and air moving over the car begin to become prevalent and the car can be “heard ...

Yamaha Motor is creating a new device that will allow electric vehicles to mimic different sounds. One of the sounds it will reportedly mimic is from “Star Wars.” The exact “Star Wars” sounds this ...

Ferrari’s first electric car is almost here, and somewhere in Italy, a thousand purists are already typing their thinkpieces. The all-new electric GT is scheduled for a world debut in the summer of ...

Today's electric cars sound like vehicles from a sci-fi movie. They emit sounds ranging from ethereal to high-pitched whines to rocket-like noises and simulated flatulence. Those sounds pair with slow ...

I sleep on the second floor, in a bedroom facing a residential street in Brooklyn. Through the years, my sleeping brain has grown used to the nighttime noises of motor vehicles: mainly the growls of ...

Some car companies think that fake engine noises will get drivers to consider going electric. Hyundai and Dodge have both unveiled EVs that blast fake exhaust noises outside the car. Electric cars are ...