Monthly Archive: February 2023

Petition seeks pedestrian sounds on 9M older EVs, hybrids

2012 Toyota RAV4 EVThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering whether to apply a recently implemented rule to millions of older vehicles. The rule requires EVs and hybrids to have noisemakers to alert pedestrians. Passed in 2018, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 requires EV and hybrid passenger cars manufactured on or...