World Record gathering of EVs in Montreal

[jmueller065]

From Inside EVs:
http://insideevs.com/videos-from-world-record-ev-gathering-in-montreal/

Recently, 431 plug-in vehicles gathered in Montreal, Quebec, which should soon generate into an official world record.

In the first video at 0:40 you can see two FFE's there so at least two of the 431 plug ins were FFEs! (and 0:22 of the third video is an FFE--different from the first two...up to three now! LOL I think I counted up to seven FFEs in that 3rd video.)

 

[Zurc]

What's really unique about this video is the fact that there's no engine noise.
My wife and I thought about that and wondered why the auto mfgs haven't put some sort of audible sound on the cars.
the FFE has a nice sound system in it so we're thinking why not use that?
But, what sound to use? An alien space craft hovering over head? A Harley Potato,Potato,Potato? A big bad turbo Diesel?
Well we've decided. :idea: The sound of a horse clip clopping along with the occasional whinny. And, for those irritating moments when the road rage hits, the sound of a donkey bray at the push of a button. :twisted:
And making the sound interactive with the movement of the car would be really cool too.

Zurc.

 

[WattsUp]

Nah... steam locomotive. A loud whistle would be good too.

 

[EVA]

JMueller - you find the coolest stuff. 7 FFEs in the show (actually maybe 8, because I didn't see the white one with the green logo in the 14 minute video).

First video is two white at 0:39 (one has a green logo on the side)

Second video - Tuxedo black at 1:35
A C-Max at 1:49
Geez - there must have been 300 Volts.
How about that converted Volkswagen Golf at 4:29?
They mention something about an electric truck towing an electric boat at the end of the video.

Third video - yeah 14 minutes of electric cars silently rolling by - that's fun.
FFE Spotting (grand total I counted - 7 FFE):
0:21 White
0:53 that green / glass color
1:22 tuxedo black
1:25 white or ingot silver
1:44 green / glass color
1:56 white
2:11 white
4:15 - all Volt all the time.
1 Tesla Roadster
1 Chevy Spark
a couple of iMEVs.
5:30 the Cadillac
By about 8 minutes he's past the cars coming toward him (two lane road), so you mostly see the same cars.
At 12:40 there is a big batch of C-Max (back to two lane traffic). Then Fusion Energis. 13:00 is Prius land.
13:20 motorcycles

 

[jmueller065]

For your custom audio you could probably set up something with a playlist on a smartphone.

Or use one of those "sound effects" apps that were all the rage when smartphones were new (just put custom sounds on the buttons instead of the 100 different farts that they usually came with).

 

[WattsUp]

Or use one of those "sound effects" apps that were all the rage when smartphones were new (just put custom sounds on the buttons instead of the 100 different farts that they usually came with).

That's too bad... after all, EVs are silent but deadly (to ICE vehicles).

 

[Zurc]

Steam loco and whistle.
That would really make my morning commute very interesting.
I'm going to have fun with this.

Zurc.