You know...the blind are allready having problems with silent cars...there will be blood before they have to put artificial noise in these cars...
Hope it's not mine. It can already be hard for me to hear cars coming up behind me when I am on my bike, because of wind noise. I wonder how quiet these cars really are.
I remember reading about that too. Here is another danger of the electric cars. I thought I had seen someone here comment about this, but can't find it now.
If the hybrid vehicle is in an accident, it may be difficult for police and fire department to determine if the vehicle is safe to approach to save accident victims. Using the jaws of life in the wrong place could be deadly.
Since hybrid vehicles utilize a lot of electrical power, a malfunction could cause electric jolts of more than 500 volts, which can be fatal.
The battery pack of a hybrid since it is located in the back of the vehicle can be potential shock hazard as well as a hazardous material problem.