The government wants electric and hybrid cars to emit noise at low speed for caution pedestrians.

Obama’s administration are thinking about new standards for electric and hybrid autos that are too tranquil, prompting to fears of impacts with cyclists and sight-impaired people on foot unless the vehicles are fitted with counterfeit noise-making systems.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, they evaluated that the rule could diminish pedestrians injuries by 2,400 cases each year once all hybrids out and about are equipped to make noise.

Hybrid vehicles use both a gasoline engine and an electric motor. Electric motors, be that as it may, make very little noise contrasted with fuel and diesel motors.

At speeds of 19mph or beneath, either moving forward or in reverse, hybrid and electric vehicles will require a capability of being heard cautioning i.e. to make audible noise. Over that speed, a notice is not viewed as important on the grounds that tyre and wind noise ought to give adequate notice to the visually impaired that a vehicle is headed their direction.

“We all depend on our senses to alert us to possible danger,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “With more, quieter hybrid and electrical cars on the road, the ability for all pedestrians to hear as well as see the cars becomes an important factor of reducing the risk of possible crashes and improving safety.”

The sound emitting device will need to be in all new electric and hybrid cars manufactured and Automakers have until September 1, 2019 to comply with the new safety standard.