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In this story, the second in a multi-part series on the debate over plug-in and hybrid vehicles' comparative quiet and the potential effect of this on pedestrian and biker safety, SolarChargedDriving.Com spotlights the perspective of advocates for the blind in the U.S. on this issue.
Part 1: EV drivers add voices to noise and safety debate
Part 2: NFB pushes for constant noise to be added to EVs
Part 3: Pedestrian, bike groups not as loud as NFB on EV noise

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), an advocacy group that works to represent the interests of the approximately 1.3 million blind people in the U.S., wants Congress to pass a law which would require automakers to add an artificial sound-emitting device to plug-in vehicles and hybrids.

The NFB is lobbying for a device that would produce a constant sound. This would mean that some artificial sound would be emitted whether the car is in motion or not.

Buyers will quickly snap up EVs like the Mitsubishi iMiEV predicts a New York City report on electric cars.

First, the good news: Someone’s finally got it right.

According to a study on electric car adoption recently published by New York City and the research group McKinsey & Company, a lot more people than many of the mainstream “experts” have been saying are going to quickly ditch their gas guzzlers in favor of greener, cleaner plug-in vehicles.

Now, the bad news: This means that you, me, and possibly hundreds of thousands of other greenies who want an EV or PHEV are almost certainly going to have a tough time, possibly a very tough time, getting one.

Powering cars on clean electricity such as wind and solar power would virtually eliminate vehicle-related air pollution – whether from the tailpipe or the power plant.

Powering cars on clean electricity produced by wind and solar would virtually eliminate vehicle-related air pollution – whether from the tailpipe or the power plant, according to a white paper released today (Jan. 20) by the advocacy group Environment Texas.

Plug-in Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future answers many questions about plug-in vehicles and lays out a strategy for how to increase the number of EVs on the road. It highlights data from existing research to show that electric cars can help to improve Americans’ standard of living.

Those interested in EVs and PHEVs now have two new guides to help them take a closer look at the cars many feel will revolutionize motoring by transforming driving from one of the world's worst acts of pollution to a potentially completely pollution free one.