All about that bass: carmakers seek electric car sounds for post-petrol era

By Edward Taylor on Mar 6, 2019 1:00PM

All about that bass: carmakers seek electric car sounds for post-petrol era

Carmakers are dreaming up futuristic electric car engine sounds.

Carmakers are dreaming up futuristic electric car engine sounds to ensure that pedestrians can hear vehicles that lack audible cues like high-revving, howling combustion engines, senior executives at the Geneva car show said. As BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Mini and VW prepare to launch ...

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