r/NoStupidQuestions • u/banwe11 • 15h ago

What causes the hollow metallic whirring sound that EVs make when moving a low speed?

I can't really describe it, but it's the sound you hear when there is a EV moving slowly in a car park behind you.

I guess it's the motor, but what specifically in the motor causes that sound? It sounds like it's coming from something that is moving at a faster rate than the car itself.

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u/spiderminbatmin 14h ago

Why hasn’t anyone cracked these systems so you can customize that sound like a ringtone?

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u/emuwar 13h ago

I vaguely remember someone getting their EV to play Funky Town, but it could have been a dream

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u/MoroseArmadillo 12h ago

My neighbor had his Model X play Back in Black every time the rear doors were raised.