EV and wildlife

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by crewdog, Dec 23, 2013.

  1. crewdog

    crewdog Acting Ensign Prius Prime

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    Sometimes the EV will let you have a chance encounter with the neighborhood deer.

    Happy Holidays to all
     
    #1 crewdog, Dec 23, 2013
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  2. bisco

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    he's definitely checking out the proximity notification.:cool:
     
    #2 bisco, Dec 23, 2013
  3. fuzzy1

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    Yup. I quickly found that my 2012, with VPNS, put them on higher alert that did my 2010 without the noisemaker.
     
    #3 fuzzy1, Dec 23, 2013
  4. markabele

    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    When I saw this thread title I was thinking car/deer accident. Good to see that was not the case. :)

    But that does bring up an interesting discussion. What are the decibel level differences at highway speeds between an EV like a leaf and say a minivan?
     
    #4 markabele, Dec 23, 2013
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    Apparently not much. The Federal standard that will require the noisemaker in the 2015 model year indicates a cutoff speed of about 25 MPH on the idea that road noise begins to exceed engine noise.
     
    #5 jfschultz, Dec 24, 2013
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