19/06/2026
An increasing trend through the workshop is EV's that due manufacturers chasing this elusive efficiency numbers and range are noisy on the road. Lighter components (read speakers), the removal of sound dampening materials (its' heavy) and rock hard tyres (lower rolling resistance) all add up to increased road noise.
Around town no problem. But 100kmh on a bit of coarse-chip highway and the tyre roar and higher frequency whine generated by electric propulsion over an ICE vehicle for those wanting to listen to a podcast or music is torture.
While we can't solve all of the issues we can use speakers and the targeted application of sound dampening material to help improve the experience.