EMF's in Electric Vehicles

Inexpensive EMF meters will not read high frequency EMF -- they are optimized for 60Hz fields used in AC power distribution.

The control circuits in electric vehicles operate at frequencies thousands of times higher, which cannot be detected by inexpensive EMF meters.

But don't take my word for it; stick your meter right next to a cell phone that's pumping several watts of electromagnetic radiation right into your head! It will register nothing. 

So, what does anyone know about EMF or ELF radiation from an inverter (solar DC to household AC)? I'm hoping the wiring in the unit is done in such a way that induced frequencies damp each other out. Forgive me if my terminology is wrong. Any data would be appreciated.

Great thread here. I actually did some readings with a friend about 13 months ago. We tested several cars, Suv's etc. both idling at at speeds and found that 99.9% of them were over a reading of 4mg's in some instances 6+. This took place mainly at the foot peddles as well as the back seat. This became a concern in the fact that infants may be particularly prone to temporal noise that can interfere with the initial calibration of brain networks such as the mirror neuron system. The most likely source of temporal noise in the environment is artificially generated electromagnetic radiation. Thus the children, infants in this case ride in the back seat. Furthermore it is also specualted that EMF's are perhaps the leading cause of autism in children today.  I know that this concern is in fact on the rise. Several companies have began working on the development of EMF blankets that will, with hope, become a standay in most "electric" cars in the near future. "Niken" is one of the companies currently working on this technology. The blanket will act like a firewall, it's purpose will be to block out the EMF's whether large or small. The fact is they are there, and they are harmfull in any amount. This combined with the EMF's we are already being bombarded with on a regular basis provide nothing but a recipe for disaster.... and perhaps cancer??? who knows where the research has stopped, or halted for a lack of better words.

As for the readings, the cars and the meter. I can't honestly give the exact details to my readings, and giving them will not make my write-up any stronger as far as I'm concerned, but I do recall the concern, and the above mg points I read in the cars. I faced a difficult problem back then when I became aware of the readings.. do I tell others and give the gas cars the ammunition they look for to keep a ever polluting vechicle on the road, or stay somewhat silent about it and let the problme take care of itself.....

Regards,

Burke Bryant

I have read several other posts on the Internet in which people have measured emf levels in their hybrid cars. There does not seem to be any consistency in their findings, even for the same model cars. The car companies that test emf levels need to disclose their test data. It would also be nice if some consumer group would have hybrid emf levels tested by an independent lab. Baring those things, I don't know how this confusion is going to be resolved, and the rumors of emf dangers will continue to grow and could hurt the electric car industry.

I know my meter works well and the swedish TOC standard I used. I also know the reading on high power lines and the EV1 were real.

I'd like to know what the other meter was , who did the test and what standard they used. Mine is in milli gaus. The readings are one's I do eveyplace I go and in every car.

Who, what and when on the other test ? Perhaps it was a rumor started by big oil companies. Let the tester and method stand and identify themself 

I check every hybrid and EV I drive or ride in. I use a Frey's electronics EMP meter about 50 buucks. I also check things around home and at work.

The meters tells about the swedish T.C.O.  standard of 2 milli gaus or higher for prolonged times is very bad. Only in the EV1 did I measure 8-24 mg, right in the fron t seats (it's only a 2 seater). Very bad.

In hybrids I measure nothing even in the front or back of a Honda and Totota are clean.

Power lines are very bad. Under them I have read over 100 milli gaus. In our area of Gilbert AZ the power company lets people jog and walk under the high power lines. I have seen mothers with small children and babies in stollers. I stop and show them my meter and readings. It's a crime.

Vehicles so far are not a problem. Watch out for high power lines !!