Electric vehicle warning sounds
Market availability
As of 1 January 2014, most of the hybrids and plug-in electric and hybrids sold make warning noises using a speaker system.

Electric vehicle warning sounds

Section Title: Market availability
Table Section Text: As of 1 January 2014, most of the hybrids and plug-in electric and hybrids sold make warning noises using a speaker system.

Summary of electric-drive cars launched/scheduled with electronic warning sound system incorporated

Vehicle	Powertrain type	Sound activation	Type of sound	Launch date	Markets

2011 Chevrolet Volt	Plug-in hybrid	Manual	Intermittent chirps	November 2010	U.S., Europe and Australia. Sound is activated by a button on the turn signal lever.

2011 Nissan Leaf	All-electric	Automatic with manual turn off	Forward: continuous Reverse: intermittent	December 2010	Japan, U.S., Canada, and several European countries. Activated while moving at less than 18.6 mph (30 km/h).

2011 Nissan Fuga Hybrid /Infiniti M35	Hybrid electric	Automatic with manual turn off	Forward: continuous Reverse: intermittent	Late 2010/2011	Japan (2010) and U.S. (2011 as 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid)

2011 Fisker Karma	Plug-in hybrid	Automatic	Continuous	July 2011	U.S. and Europe. Activated when the car is travelling at less than 25 mph (40 km/h).

2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid	Hybrid electric	n.a.	n.a.	March 2011	U.S.

2012 Bolloré Bluecar	All-electric	Automatic	Continuous	December 2011	France

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid	Hybrid electric	Automatic	Continuous	August 2011	U.S.

2012 Lexus CT200h	Hybrid electric	Automatic	Continuous	August 2011	U.S.

2012 Toyota Prius v	Hybrid electric	Automatic	Continuous	October 2011	U.S. Activated when the car is travelling at less than 15 mph (24 km/h).

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	Automatic	Continuous	February 2012	U.S. Activated when the car is travelling at less than 15 mph (24 km/h).

2012 Ford Focus Electric	All-electric	n.a.	n.a.	2012	U.S.

2012 Toyota Prius	Hybrid electric	Automatic	Continuous	2012	U.S. Activated when the car is travelling at less than 15 mph (24 km/h).

2012 Toyota Prius c	Hybrid electric	Automatic	Continuous	March 2012	U.S. Activated when the car is travelling at less than 15 mph (24 km/h).

2012 Honda Fit EV	All-electric	Automatic	Continuous	July 2012	U.S. and Japan. Activated while moving at less than 12 mph (19 km/h).

2013 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	Automatic	Continuous	January 2013	United States Activated while moving in all-electric mode at less than 12 mph (19 km/h).

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid	Hybrid electric	Automatic	Continuous	October 2013	United States Activated while moving in all-electric mode at less than 12 mph (19 km/h).

2013 Smart electric drive	All-electric	Automatic and manual	Continuous	May 2013	Automatically activated in the U.S. and Japan and manually activated in Europe.

2013 Fiat 500e	All-electric	Automatic	Continuous up to ~22 mph	July 2013	U.S.

2015 Kia Soul EV	All-electric	Automatic	Up to 30 km/h (19 mph)	September 2014	Global

2016 Hyundai Ioniq Electric	All-electric	Automatic and manual	Up to 30 km/h (19 mph)	September 2016	Global

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid	Plug-in hybrid	Automatic	Continuous	December 2017	Canada, Japan, and United States. Can be manually deactivated in Canada, but not in the United States.

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The sound system ceases operation when the Nissan Leaf reaches 30 km/h (18.6 mph).

final_sentence: The sound system ceases operation when the Nissan Leaf reaches 30 km/h (18.6 mph).