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Chevrolet Volt E-Flex to get Star Trek sound effects
PR News: — ... of these vehicles is coming. GM might have found the solution to this problem, and are now thinking of adding a Star Trek soundtrack to their Chevrolet Volt, part of the E-Flex range. Frank Weber, E-Flex vehicle line executive, has said that he was thinking of adding the sound effects of the transporters or maybe the hissing of the doors opening. I am not too sure on this idea, and they would need to get a license for the sound effect, which I doubt they will get. Source

Volt to make Star Trek sound effects, buyers to look for mute button
Engadget — ... of some sci-fi-sourced effects; GM's E-Flex Global Vehicle Line Executive Frank Weber saying to expect noises like "when on Spaceship Enterprise you hear the doors close, or use the transporter." That he didn't know it's actually the Starship Enterprise doesn't give us much hope for anything more than what happens when a 10-year-old figures out how to customize sounds in their computers -- random, irritating blats from the speakers whenever you touch anything. [Via Autoblog] ...