Where the electric vehicle gains environmental consciousness, it loses a couple of things many people love about cars: the noise and the feel.

Lack of sound, that is. The EV era is upon us as carmakers rush to re-tool factories and produce as many electric vehicles as possible. However, with any big change, there are some things the new age will leave behind both good and bad. In this case, the switch to EVs leaves many driving enthusiasts without the body-shaking rumble of a V8 or the howl of a boxer engine.

By and large, EVs are faster than their fossil-fueled counterparts. Electric power is available instantaneously, going from zero to 100 percent in under a thousandth of a second. This phenomenon is thanks to electric motors having no torque curve and that means you’ll have peak power at any time.

A major upside to the switch to EVs is power. Gone are the days in which fast cars were much more expensive and largely unattainable by the lower and middle classes, meaning those with the need for speed need not fret about the future at large.

Dodge’s Solution to a Noiseless Future

While it’s a surprising move, Dodge has vowed to wholly transition to EVs, and every Dodge dealer will soon be inundated with electric vehicles. The American company has spent the last two decades offering regular sedans and SUVs with huge, supercharged V8s. So, it makes sense they are the ones working to add some excitement to the silent EV.

Their 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV prototype will feature a unique feature aimed at providing some rumble. It will use something akin to a pneumatic organ, using air that’s pumped through resonating pipes which will, in theory, produce a sound similar to the Charger’s dead-and-gone Hemi.

Future EVs May Have the Shakes, Too

Because EVs are silent and smooth, you also lose the vibration you’d normally get in a car when its engine is being pushed to the limit. Mopar, the famous Chrysler and Dodge affiliate, has filed a patent outlining how the system works.
The shaker system would generate vibrations for turning, acceleration, and braking. It would also tailor these sensations to the amount at which they’re being executed. More acceleration, more shake, for example.

Future, or Far-Fetched?

Automakers are often guilty of filing for patents and never doing anything with the idea they’ve legally secured. Take Ford’s self-repossessing car for example. The patent was filed in 2023, and the company has already stated they have no plans to implement it. Will it be the same for Mopar?

Dodge’s novel ideas regarding EVs are certainly admirable and even sound fun. But, as is the case with any concept or idea, it very well could just be a fantasy. Do you think Dodge will come through or leave their ideas on the shelf?