I just returned from a long 6 hour drive in my BMW wagon today; it has been a regular haul for the last few weeks for me. After I returned home, I switched cars to go into work for a while and noticed something in the Leaf for the first time. Since we got the Leaf I've been telling everyone how quiet the car is, but really, it isn't that is it quiet, it is that there is very little to no vibration.
6 hours in an ICE car makes you very aware of how much extra vibration is coming from the engine and comparing it to the Leaf, how little vibration is coming from the road. Makes me wonder that when lots of electric cars are on the road will ICE car manufacturers be forced to further improve damping because of the ready comparison/selling point of a vibration free electric.
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6 hours in an ICE car makes you very aware of how much extra vibration is coming from the engine and comparing it to the Leaf, how little vibration is coming from the road. Makes me wonder that when lots of electric cars are on the road will ICE car manufacturers be forced to further improve damping because of the ready comparison/selling point of a vibration free electric.
-u.