Summary
Trump warned automakers not to raise prices after announcing a 25% tariff on imported vehicles starting April 3, claiming the tariffs would be “great” and benefit U.S. manufacturing.
Industry leaders, including GM, Ford, and Stellantis CEOs, expressed concerns about inevitable price increases, with experts warning tariffs could add thousands to car costs.
Auto suppliers stated that absorbing tariffs is impossible, and dealers fear affordability challenges for consumers.
While the United Auto Workers union support the move as a job creator, trade groups predict higher prices and fewer manufacturing jobs.
The silent part is a bit of an issue though. For safety reasons.
Trivially solvable with regulation
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idk about you but i greatly value the opportunity to track nearby vehicles that are outside my field of vision without having to turn around constantly or wear one of those hats with rearview mirrors
Just need to find good solutions.
Literally just require a noisemaker
From outside the main thing you hear from a car is the noise it makes through rolling. You still hear that with EV. The silent part is when you’re sitting inside since good cars are dampening the roll (and wind) noise
It’s an issue at low speeds where tyre noise is nowhere as loud. Also in a city it’s fighting against the other ambient noises that are quite loud.
That’s why they’re emitting sounds at such low speeds (at least in the EU, no idea how they’re regulated elsewhere)
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I ring my bell when I pass people that won’t see me on my e-bike.
if I wanted to be a complete fucking jackass, I’d just pass them at 30 km per hour without making a sound.
I’m sure they would love that.
It’s the responsibility of the vehicle user to make sure that people know of them.
Noise is extremely useful as it’s a 360 radius.
It’s annoying, but useful.
Unless you can come up with other solutions to make pedestrians aware of vehicles. Beyond just looking. It’s extremely easy for a pedestrian to put their foot on the road before looking sideways just because he heard nothing.