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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Amplitude modulation transmissions, better known as AM, have been a ...

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 ...

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, ...

Some automakers are dropping AM radio, citing electromagnetic interference with EV powertrains. But a bipartisan group of senators led by Ed Markey and Ted Cruz is pushing back. Some automakers are ...

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 ...

"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.

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.

Car makers have been phasing out AM radios in their cars for quite some time. Let’s face it, there isn’t much on AM these days, and electric vehicles have been known to cause interference with AM ...