I’ve read that hybrid vehicles such as the Prius have a high level of electromagnetic field. Is this true?

Any electric motor with a high amperage draw will create a significant EMF. I’m reasonably sure that these cars have shielding in place to cut down on the amount that makes it out to other parts of the car, but I have to imagine that the EMF produced in a hybrid vehicle is significant. If you are …

No, my question isn’t about the health consequences of EMF (if any). I’m looking for raw data or measurements of EMF in a regular vehicle vs a hybrid.

While searching the terms “hybrid car EMI” I ran across this website: http://www.hybridcars.com/safety/electromagnetic-fields-in-hybrids.html Some interesting reading and actual values reported therein. I looked over a number of other sites that came up in the search and found quite a bit of inform…

I looked into this in a posting on priuschat.com (post #23 on this thread): http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-hybrid-news/47058-hidden-hybrid-automobile-dangers-what-you-should-know-about-emfs-3.html I found two listings of EMF readings for cars, and the Prius was no different from any other car. …

I have a Tri Field Meter used to test for EMF fields and just happened to have it on when starting my car one day and noticed the meter jump well above 3mG. Readings surely differ from model to model of automobiles, but long term exposures certainly place them in the caution zone. See article on EMF…

So, I think you need to read some real science.

According to Consumer Reports…The Prius is no where near the highest. http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2010/08/mythbuster-emf-levels-in-hybrids-.html

Looks like no relationship between EMF and whether a car is a hybrid. Having a steel shell between the people and the electronics is a major factor.

As far as I know, hybrids haven’t been banned for people with pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. As long as that is the case, I am pretty sure the driver isn’t exposed to enough EMF to worry about.

Do hybrids have higher level of EMF

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the_same_mountainbike October 2, 2007, 7:05pm 2

Maybe. But EMF isn’t dangerous. If it were, my remains would have been toasted during my last MRI. Or perhaps I’d glow in the dark. Hey, that would be cool!!!

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