Will electric cars kill terrestrial radio?
That’s the question posed in an article posted at consumerguide.com (read it at https://bit.ly/3nuTrGK), which talks about a very real problem affecting radio in general, AM in particular.
The problem is that the motors and electronics in electric cars create interference that is very close in frequency to that of stations in the AM band.
And in some cases, most notably more expensive models from high-end manufacturers, the “fix” is to leave AM out of the radio altogether.
As electric cars get more popular — or mandated as in California — it could lead to the demise of America’s oldest broadcasting band, at least while traveling. In most of the country, in-car listening is a huge portion of overall listening to radio.
As explained in the story, “Electromagnetic frequencies generated by EV motors happen to be comparable in…
