JAPAN: Panel to eye making hybrids noisier
By: just-auto.com editorial team | 3 July 2009
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The Japanese government is considering if some sort of noise maker should be added to hybrid cars as the sometimes near-silent vehicles have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting the review, an official said on Friday.
The Japanese government is considering if some sort of noise maker should be added to hybrid cars as the sometimes near-silent vehicles have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting the review, an official said on Friday.
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