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>>surpri+(OP)
I was in Shanghai this year, and in the city center, it is actually unsettling how quiet it is. Every motorbike is electric and probably 70% of the cars (at least in the CBD). It's not silent by any means, but the background hum of motors is mostly absent, it took me a while to even realise that is what felt off. Like watching a movie with the sound effects removed.

>>posnet+PK1
It’s an amazing boost to quality of living that most urban Americans don’t even realize they’re suffering from.

>>presen+3L1
In reality the noise is mostly from tyres anyway. You don’t feel your neighborhood is actually quieter when most cars are EV. For me the really nice thing is kids that are barely taller than exhaust pipes or being carted are exposed to absolute ZERO emission. As a parent in a parking lot you feel much less stress.

>>meyum3+aS1
AFAIK engine noise dominates at city speeds and tire noise dominates at highway speeds.

Just yesterday I was watching a car slow down from 100 km/h to 70, much more noticeable than I expected.