The Future of Electric Cars

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

Electric cars are nearly silent, leaving car makers with an oral void. For a long time they have artificially boosted the sound of their petrol engines. What EVs are doing is generating artificial sounds of fake petrol engines. The difference now is instead of just generating it for the cabin, they're inflicting the cacophony on the outside world.

Big-money legislation to bring microprocessor manufacturing to the country is off to a reasonable start—but dominance of the industry is and will probably remain distant. Britain was once a leading light when it came to international aid; we ask why that reputation is now in tatters (tk:tk). And exploring all the funny noises coming from electric vehicles (tk:tk).

For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer