The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, requires that all EVs emit sound to warn pedestrians. The Fit EV meets those requirements, but from the inside, the extra noise is incredibly quiet. It is further lessened on the inside, because the sound system has a "noise cancelling" feature.
Additionally, the microphone for hands free calls works very well. It picks up my voice and filters out road noise well enough that people on the other end of the call don't realize that I am driving. People actually tell me that I sound clearer than when I use the normal handset outside the car.
I wish, though, that there was more sound insulation against road noise. Any silence gained from eliminating the constant drone of an engine is replaced with the drone of the tires. This is especially the case on the freeway, and the stereo's noise cancelling can only do so much.
Speaking of the freeway, I used the horn for the first time the other day to alert a distracted driver that veered into my lane. The horn sounded just like a scared baby gazelle. It was quite sad, but at least it gave my wife and I a good laugh.
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