Something that I never really thought about with previous ICE vehicles. Squirrels can’t hear the Taycan approaching and just stand their minding their own business until you are right up on them. Nearly ran over 3 in the last week. I’m guessing the same with deer and moose but I don’t really want to find out.
Birds too!Something that I never really thought about with previous ICE vehicles. Squirrels can’t hear the Taycan approaching and just stand their minding their own business until you are right up on them. Nearly ran over 3 in the last week. I’m guessing the same with deer and moose but I don’t really want to find out.
It may not be a bad idea to have EV’s emit a inaudible sound which only animals like dogs, cats, deer, etc, can hear to warn them otherwise these animals are not only in more danger from stealth EVs but so are the drivers.
I’ve seen first hand what a full grown deer does when it hits a windshield and kills the occupants. With a lot of luck hopefully the deer jumps high enough it skips along the roof instead of a direct hit to the windshield. Deer can easily jump 6’ in the air which would clear a Taycan but a direct hit would likely be fatal for both the Taycan driver/passenger as well as the deer even at just 25-30 mph.
I have witnessed something similar. Bizarrely, in the congested SE UK the roads are jammed but the deer are numerous, we don’t have the open space or culture for hunting that has prevailed in US or Continental Europe..