Lord Hunt of Chesterton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Chesterton on 2016-10-10.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to ensure that electric cars emit a warning noise so that those cars are audible.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
EU Regulations require vehicle manufacturers to fit artificial sound generators on new types of electric and hybrid electric vehicles from 2019. The requirements for these sound generators will be based on an existing UN-ECE regulation. By 2021 all new electric and hybrid electric vehicles on sale will require sound generators. Vehicle manufacturers may optionally choose to fit sound generators before the 2019 date.
