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I also like quiet. EVs gave me some hope for less noise pollution since Americans will never give up their cars. Reintroducing ICE brings us back to square one.

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EV's are only quieter inside of the car, at speed they're just as loud as ICE cars, sometimes louder. [0]

If we're going to reduce car noise, the only option is to make them go slower and move them away from residential areas.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8

They're clearly not. Source: my ears listening to EVs vs ICE cars going by me on the road. At high speeds and/or on wet roads, tire noise can dominate, but in the city there's far more noise from engine/exhaust.

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