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2012 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Hatch: Now Louder, With More Noise!

You may or may not be happy to know that the new 2012 Lexus CT 200h compact hybrid hatchback will come with a new feature not found on the 2011 model. It will make more noise. For 2012, in addition to an optional F Sport package and a new color (Nebula Gray Pearl replaces Smoky Granite Mica, if...

August 12, 2011 by John Voelcker

Pedestrian Alert Noises Coming To Hybrid And Electric Cars, Needed Or Not

July 8, 2011 6

2011 Nissan Leaf Generates Constant Buzz: Musicians Beware!

July 1, 2011 4

Ford To Facebook Fans: “How Should The 2012 Focus Electric Sound?”

June 29, 2011 35

Ding-Ding-Ding! Electric Cars Likely To Be Made Noisier By Law

In one particularly hilarious scene in the TV show Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker’s soccer mom/drug dealer character inspires a scary drug lord to buy several Toyota Priuses... December 20, 2010 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 19

Making Silent Electric Cars Noisier: 3 Carmakers, 3 Sounds

It looks like carmakers are going to make their quiet, electrically powered cars a lot noisier. And that's going to happen regardless of whether there's any actual data to... November 23, 2010 by John Voelcker 12

Seven Noises We Want To Hear Coming From EVs

When EV fans were told that manufacturers would have to fit noise generators to warn pedestrians of impending danger, they heaved a collective sigh of disappointment. One of... September 17, 2010 by Antony Ingram 5