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Simulated noise has to be there for others' safety. At low speeds the electric cars are pretty much silent so pedestrians and such need a noise tp indicate there is a vehicle nearby. We all know how inattentive drivers are. And making inatentive drivers drive silent cars around pedestrians is a recipe for disaster.
And the noises the electric cars make are way less jarring and annoying than a V8 revving at the stoplight or accelerating hard from 0 to 20mph as fast as possible
Yeah even blasting at full volume outs is like asoft humming that is just loud enough to alert you to the presence of the car without being loud.