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Carmakers Seek Delay in EV Noisemaker Rule
Carmakers have asked the U.S. to delay phasing in a law that would require electrically powered cars to emit an audio alert at low speeds so pedestrians can detect their presence, The Detroit News reports.
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Carmakers have asked the U.S. to delay phasing in a law that would require electrically powered cars to emit an audio alert at low speeds so pedestrians can detect their presence, The Detroit News reports.
In 2010 Congress directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to finalize the rule by the beginning of this year. But NHTSA says it won't be ready to do so until next April.
The measure was supposed to phase in between 2016 and September 2018. Because of the delay, carmakers suggest the agency simply require full compliance by the latter date.
NHTSA figures the noisemaker system will cost about $35 per vehicle. Carmakers claim the price could be five times that much. Manufacturers also complain that last year's version of the rule is needlessly complex.
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