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\"Electric<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of this month, new electric and hybrid vehicle models coming into the Australian market for the first time must have an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS). New sales of existing models already available here also require AVAS from late next year.<\/p>\n

What Is AVAS\u00a0 And What Are The New Australian Rules?<\/h2>\n

An Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System emits sound when a vehicle is travelling at low speeds. New electric\/hybrid models are required to have AVAS under Australian Design Rule 113\/00, which came into effect on November 1, 2025. For models currently approved for sale, they’ll need to be compliant (new vehicle sales) by November 1, 2026.\u00a0 As for current owners of electric\/hybrid vehicles, they will *not* need to make their vehicles compliant.<\/p>\n

The Design Rule specifications are applicable for a speed range of greater than 0 km\/h, and up to 20 km\/h.<\/p>\n

The nature of the alert sounds can vary and be driver-selectable, but must be in compliance with Australian Design Rule 113\/00 and approved. I’m assuming sounds such as farting noises, or of a V8 internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle with a dodgy muffler won’t make the grade.<\/p>\n

A vehicle equipped with an AVAS cannot emit an overall sound level of more than 75 dB(A) when driving in forward direction. That’s around the noise level of a vacuum cleaner. The minimum sound levels overall are 47 dB(A) when reversing1<\/a><\/sup> and 56 dB(A) moving forward; around the noise level of a quiet conversation. There are also guidelines concerning the frequency of sounds, and their relationship to dB(A) levels when moving forward.<\/p>\n

The AVAS requirement was originally announced in April last year<\/a>. More detail on Australian Design Rule 113\/00 \u2013 Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems for Quiet Road Transport Vehicles can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s (hardly) worth mentioning that the new AVAS requirements also apply to hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (HFCEV). I state “hardly” as only 33 had been sold in Australia from 2022 to the end of the third quarter this year. Just 2 of that total were purchased in 2025 to the end of Q3 according to the Australian Automobile Association. HFCEV light passenger vehicles in Australia are increasingly looking like a non-starter.<\/p>\n

On a related note, the Australian Automobile Association indicates<\/a> a record number of battery electric vehicles<\/a> were sold in the September 2025 quarter (just), and sales of hybrids and plug-in hybrids also increased while internal combustion vehicle sales dropped off.<\/p>\n

Why AVAS?<\/h2>\n

Pedestrian safety. While at higher speeds tyre noise is enough to act as an alert, at very low speeds an EV\/hybrid might not be heard by pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said last week:<\/p>\n

“AVAS has proven to be clear and effective in keeping people safe, so we\u2019re making it compulsory.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the Federal Government, it’s been estimated AVAS will prevent 68 fatalities and 2,675 serious injuries by 2060, or on average, one fatality and 75 serious injuries each year. Furthermore:<\/p>\n

“As well as reducing road trauma, a key priority of the Australian Government, it is also estimated to save the community over $200 million by 2060,” states the announcement<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’ve had our BYD Atto 3 since April 2023, and it had an AVAS system from the get-go. It was a bit of a head-turner as the sounds were rather loud, but we found that preferable to potentially bowling over a pedestrian.<\/p>\n

There have been improvements to the BYD AVAS system since, but at the time some Atto 3 owners were physically disconnecting the AVAS as there wasn’t a way to disable or control the sound level via the central touchscreen. I’m not clear on how physically disabling it would go down in court or with an insurer if there was an accident at low speed involving a pedestrian. But under the rules for new vehicles, AVAS *cannot* be turned off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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