Yeah - Any car I have every had that has a glass sun roof has done the very same thing.I noticed the same today with mine. Creak/rattle
Strange that on some models you can turn it off ?.Some EV’s don’t even have a pedestrian warning sound. Does it depend when the car was made?
My old 2011 Leaf had a pedestrian warning system exactly the same as the ZS EV so it's nothing new.Some EV’s don’t even have a pedestrian warning sound. Does it depend when the car was made?
Have a look at thisYes - sorry my fault. My noise is at very low speed. I‘ve tried to record it but it doesn’t really pick it up. It is a low howl noise though ?. I’m wondering of it’s something else other than wind noise.
As a cyclist I can vouch that pedestrians in towns will quite happily step into the road without looking, especially when the weather is nice and the grockles are out and about.And yet a Danish report says "Recent research has shown that electric cars are around 40 per cent more likely to be involved in a collision with a pedestrian than a traditional car."
It all depends how you approach the subject and what conditions you set, but I have a feeling we all know this! On or Off, it will be personal thing, well in the cars where you can turn it off anyway.
This isn't to start a bun fight but to show for every report for pedestrian alerts there will surely be a report against.
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‘Adaptive sound’ system for electric cars tested to warn blind pedestrians
Electric cars are being fitted with “adaptive sound” systems to alert partially sighted pedestrians to oncoming vehicles, while also minimising the cars’ contribution to noise pollution.eandt.theiet.org
That just proves UK electric car drivers are safer than Danish ones.And yet a Danish report says "Recent research has shown that electric cars are around 40 per cent more likely to be involved in a collision with a pedestrian than a traditional car."
It all depends how you approach the subject and what conditions you set, but I have a feeling we all know this! On or Off, it will be personal thing, well in the cars where you can turn it off anyway.
This isn't to start a bun fight but to show for every report for pedestrian alerts there will surely be a report against.
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‘Adaptive sound’ system for electric cars tested to warn blind pedestrians
Electric cars are being fitted with “adaptive sound” systems to alert partially sighted pedestrians to oncoming vehicles, while also minimising the cars’ contribution to noise pollution.eandt.theiet.org
If you hold the “Go Pedal” at around the 28 mph - you can produce a low whine type howel in the cabin.Thanks. I saw this. My noise continues over 20mph so rules put the warning noise. It definitely sounds like wind whistle to me.
I am sure you will find that what I have heard, is the same in your car.Thanks for this - very useful. You describe well at the beginning of your post what I’m hearing. From what you say it would appear normal for this model. As far as overall refinement of the car I’m quite pleased really - not the quietest but certainly acceptable for me.
The sound you are hearing is the motor then. We also have it, but I find that to be normal. Our old car had the engine in the back that was really silent in that perspective.Thanks for this - very useful. You describe well at the beginning of your post what I’m hearing. From what you say it would appear normal for this model. As far as overall refinement of the car I’m quite pleased really - not the quietest but certainly acceptable for me.
I also get some wind noise from the roof, I was driving 135 km. Yesterday in -3 degrees. It was very noticeable, more than ever before, I don't know if it was because of the cold that it gone worse?
I also have a little wind noise comming from the driver's door, like the window is not clo
Update on my issue...?Hi Cocijo.
I didn't drive 135 km/h. But that was the distance.
But I did drive at the motorway at speeds up until 105km/h.
The noise was more like a hawling in the wind, it started already after 60km/h. It was quit windy yesterday, but I have never experienced that kind of hawling before. Today I didn't experience any of that hawling when I was driving my daughter to school. So I hope for a one off.
Possible - but overall I’m pleased with the cars refinement- I know it’s subjective but I find it ok - apart from the roof whistle!I was wondering whether it’s the door seals not being thick enough to isolate the noise?for me it’s almost wind whipping around in the door cavity surrounding the window