The AM debate is fiercer than ever, as EVs stand to cut out the band on the grounds that EV operations create too much radio frequency interference for AM to be viable. David Schutz, of Hoffman Schutz ...
For a variety of reasons, but primarily because AM radio signals have comparable wavelengths to the electromagnetic frequencies generated by the battery-powered motors and electronics in electric ...
In the last decade, several electric vehicle manufacturers, including Tesla, Volkswagen, BMW, and Ford, have stopped offering the option in new models, claiming that components in EVs generate ...
Called Standard, the new base Model 3 and Model Y are designed to keep the barrier to entry of Tesla’s EVs low in the wake of federal tax credits disappearing at the end of September.
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Amplitude modulation transmissions, better known as AM, have been a ...
The automaker previously said it would drop AM radio from its future models, citing interference with its electric vehicles in particular. But lawmakers in Congress got Ford to change course. The ...
The number of automakers ditching AM radio is growing, which is concerning lawmakers and regulators who worry about emergency broadcasts and rural access. The number of automakers ditching AM radio is ...
"Broadcast AM radio is an essential part of our emergency alert infrastructure, but the responses to my letter show that far too many automakers are ignoring the critical safety benefits of AM radio.
Lawmakers and broadcast station operators continue to mount pressure on manufacturers of electric vehicles who are deliberately leaving out AM radio tuners in their new, all-electric cars. On Monday, ...
The lack of AM radio in some new electric vehicles could cut off drivers from important safety alerts broadcast over the medium, warned a group of former emergency officials in a letter Sunday.
A report from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) says fixing the technical issues facing AM radio reception in electric vehicles will come with a huge price tag. A CAR study released in October ...
Your next new vehicle might include AM radio, and it’s all thanks to a potential action by Congress in Washington, DC. That fact is confusing plenty of people, but the reality is there are some good ...