If you're thinking about buying an EV you should really use an EMF meter while in the car when it is in different states (charging, parked, driving) before deciding.
EVs emit a ton of radiation. Not something people talk enough about.
EVs emit a ton of radiation. Not something people talk enough about.
And don't even get me started how EMF noisy a light rail train is!
This is why I only leave my 2km deep dark cave for ten minutes a day, I can't have any electromagnetic waves hitting me!
Oh wait, even the rocks emit radiation! Ahh!
I'm not arguing an EV does not emit EMF. After all, its one or two high power AC motors, of course they'll have an electromagnetic field, that's how they move! It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
But hey, so does my air conditioner. So does the ventilation fan in my attic. So does my ceiling fan. So does my computer. So does my phone. So does practically everything electric around me. So does just stepping outside. I'm blasted with way more radiation standing outside in the sun for ten minutes than what I'll get riding in my EV for an hour at night.
Fun fact: EMF from EVs is so high it interferes with AM radio, which is why AM radio does not exist in any EVs.
Its fine because that's what's been shown to be completely true. Standing next to an AC motor for a few hours is not going to have any negative effects on your health, other than getting your hand caught in the motor.
Don't get me wrong I'm not about to stand next to an antenna radiating a lot of energy (I do ham radio stuff), I don't want to get burned. RF burns are no joke. But the EV isn't giving off nearly as much energy. I also wouldn't put my hand in a microwave oven and turn it on, but the levels outside the box when closed aren't powerful enough to do any damage unless you've broken your microwave.
> But you obviously know UV from the sun is not the same as EM radiation emitted from a microwave or an EV
Yeah, its actually ionizing, so its massively worse than what I'm getting from my car.
> Fun fact: EMF from EVs is so high it interferes with AM radio, which is why AM radio does not exist in any EVs.
Fun fact: I own an EV, and it has an AM radio. So you're just factually incorrect saying "does not exist in any EVs." I wonder what else you might also be wrong about. Its not the best quality AM radio I've owned, but it works.
https://apnews.com/article/am-radio-ford-cars-congress-bill-...
The article you shared literally says "Electrical interference and reducing cost and manufacturing complexity also played a role."
I'm not arguing it doesn't mess with AM. I'm sure its a part of why AM kind of sucks on my EV. But it is an EV and it has AM radio, therefore "AM radio does not exist in any EVs" is 100% factually incorrect. The Chevy Bolt and Spark also had AM radios, so its not even like its just one EV that has it.
You're the one arguing absolutely no EVs have AM radios, which is trivially easy to disprove.
And even if it didn't, so what? Just because something can interfere with an AM radio, its somehow considered radically unhealthy to be around and should be avoided? Loads of things considered safe to be around mess with AM radio. The wiring in my house messes with AM radio signals, guess I gotta pull out all the wiring. Back to gas lighting it is! Heck, having another AM radio running near an AM radio can cause interference, guess we need to stop using the AM radio!
It has really nothing to do with the fact that EMF is so high in EVs that it interferes with AM radio signals.
You can decide that it doesn’t matter.
The internet is a vast array of misinformation and comments like this without supporting links just contributes to that misinformation.
I will buy a 40-50 dollar emf meter from Amazon and test my washer, dryer, oven, microwave, a blow dryer, the AC unit, and then drive around in my Tesla along with sitting idle and charging it.
When the numbers don’t support the “tons” of radiation will you say I’m part of the coverup?
It's dangerous out there, be careful.
EVs emit such high amounts of EMF that it interferes with AM radio, which is why AM radio doesn't exist in any EVs.
Most things in my house mess with a lot of radio stuff. 70cm is practically useless to listen to inside my house from all the interference that gets picked up. I find it strange how fixated you are about it specifically affecting AM radio.