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AFP: Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety

Autoblog Green found this 7/3/2009 on google.com

17 hours ago TOKYO (AFP) Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official. The petrol-electric vehicles, which in recent months have become the ...