# Nissan Works With the Vision and Hearing Impaired

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 15, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-works-with-the-vision-and-hearing-impaired/252697 "2010-06-15T12:28:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Akira](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/akira/32/6286_2.png) [@Akira](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akira)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-works-with-the-vision-and-hearing-impaired/252697/1 "2010-06-15T12:28:51Z")

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> **[Nissan Leaf will break the EV silence with a digital whistle \[w/video\]](https://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/14/nissan-leaf-will-break-the-ev-silence-with-a-digital-whistle-w/)**
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> Nissan Leaf EV sound - Click above for video after the jump

Now this is really cool. Nissan got together with multiple institutions and such to actually make the Leaf emit a sound so those who are either blind or hearing impaired (to an extent) can hear the vehicle approaching, a problem these folks have with other hybrids due to lack of any real audible sound.