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			<title><![CDATA[Lotus Makes Your Hybrid Sound Mean]]></title>
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				Lotus is jumping on the bandwagon of companies offering <a href="http://jalopnik.com/395131/toyota-prius-now-with-fake-engine-noise">fake engine sounds</a> for <a href="http://jalopnik.com/388410/toyota-prius-the-silent-killer-strikes-again">deadly silent</a> hybrid cars. They seem to think they're the first people to address this issue, as there seem to be no essential differences in Lotus' system from the likes of <a href="http://jalopnik.com/367953/fisker-adding-external-speakers-to-karma-michael-stipe-alarmed">what has already been proposed by Fisker</a>. Basically, it's just a set of weatherproof speakers on the exterior of the car that make whatever tone of "vroom-vroom" or "whaa-whaa" you select, so that you won't mow down too many blind people. Check out the video demonstration after the jump. [via <a href="http://paultan.org/archives/2008/08/05/lotus-sound-synthesis-technology-can-give-electric-cars-the-rumble-of-a-v8/">PaulTan</a>]				<a href="http://jalopnik.com/399903/lotus-makes-your-hybrid-sound-mean" title="Click here to read more about Lotus Makes Your Hybrid Sound Mean">More&nbsp;&raquo;</a>
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			<category><![CDATA[Hybrid Cars]]></category>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Arnold]]></dc:creator>
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