The cost of running an electric car

[Kalee20]

It is high time that EV's were made to emit some noise so they can be heard.
In my village the EV creeps about the narrow lanes like
silent death on wheels.

Actually EU law has required EVs to emit a noise since 2019 and UK law has had the same requirement since 2021.

Isn't it a requirement that all motor vehicles are fitted with a device (bell, horn, whistle, etc) to give warning of approach?

I often ride (horse!) along narrow country lanes, happen to look round and see there's a car following me a discreet distance behind, that I've not heard... a polite toot-toot (same at corners!) would alert me to their presence and negotiate passing at a suitable spot. It needn't be loud or aggressive - just, as the law requires, 'to give warning of approach.'