Has anyone else noticed the motor noise at low speeds? Mine sounds like a sewing machine winding up/down (not a flat sound but almost like an electric whump-whump-whump sound) while accelerating/decelerating at speeds below 35 mph-ish. I didn't notice this noise in my test drives but then I wasn't exactly looking for it. I was expecting a whisper quiet ride based on all reviews specially at low speeds where there is no wind/tire noise. It's not terrible, just something I wasn't expecting. Is this just my car (so I should take it to the dealer for a diagnosis) or do all I-Paces have this noise?
Motor noise at low speeds
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At first I thought it might be the Audible Vehicle Alert System (AVAS) sound, but after listening to that sound
and the fact that it's only audible at speeds up to 19 mph and not supposed to be noticeable inside the vehicle I don't think it's that. I also checked that the synthetic motor sound was turned off.
So do you not have any audible noise at low speeds, McRat?
So do you not have any audible noise at low speeds, McRat?
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Open your windows and listen. The car is very quiet, even for an EV. Teslas are noticeably louder.
I am not arguing that the car is very quiet, just asking if anyone else has heard that motor noise I described or if it's just my vehicle 
By the way I am hard of hearing and actually wear hearing aids, so I thought maybe they were amplifying that noise. But I still hear it when I remove them.
By the way I am hard of hearing and actually wear hearing aids, so I thought maybe they were amplifying that noise. But I still hear it when I remove them.
Uploaded a video to illustrate the noise better as I did not know how to describe it properly. Here's the
As I said I only notice it while accelerating from a stop to around 35 mph. Is this a "normal" sound for the I-Pace or do other people not have it and I should have the dealer check it out? Apologies for all the questions, but I never had an EV before so don't know what is considered "normal" EV driving noise. Any input/comments/advice would be deeply appreciated :smile2:
As I said I only notice it while accelerating from a stop to around 35 mph. Is this a "normal" sound for the I-Pace or do other people not have it and I should have the dealer check it out? Apologies for all the questions, but I never had an EV before so don't know what is considered "normal" EV driving noise. Any input/comments/advice would be deeply appreciated :smile2:
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That sounds like the fake internal sound. What setting do you have it in? I have mine in the middle. You know "CALM-----X-----DYNAMIC"
-Ben
It's:
1. Settings (the Gears Icon/lower row button on the top screen).
2. All Settings
3. Features
4. Scroll down.
5. Active Sound Design
That said, with the radio on, I have never heard a difference - at least in Comfort mode. Was wondering if it only worked in Dynamic Mode.
1. Settings (the Gears Icon/lower row button on the top screen).
2. All Settings
3. Features
4. Scroll down.
5. Active Sound Design
That said, with the radio on, I have never heard a difference - at least in Comfort mode. Was wondering if it only worked in Dynamic Mode.
I seem to be getting this noise when I am on a couple of local AM radio stations. it doesn't seem normal. anyone else have "radio" noise. In another car I owned, this was a result of electrical wires running too closely to the radio wires. not sure how that applies here, if at all.
I get a loud whine while listening to one of my AM radio stations, but not others and never with FM stations. The noise increases and decreases pitch with acceleration and deceleration. This is not the same noise as the fake motor Active Design Sound. What the heck?!!
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A.M. radio is prone to interference from electric motors. For this reason Tesla stopped including A.M. radio in some of their cars.
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Same here.
I don't mind that much, since I'm now hooked on the other audio options (never had them in my last ride).
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