Ford requests exception to electric-car noise rule for police cruisers

2018 Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan pursuit-rated police carIt's tough to sneak up on bad guys in a loud car. That's Ford's argument in requesting an exception to a long-awaited rule that will require electric cars to make noise when they're driving at low speeds, according to a report in The Verge. First proposed in 2010, the rule has had a long gestation, and is set to finally take effect in 2020. Many...