 |
EMF Hybrid Car
These concerns have to do with the flow of electrical current in hybrid cars that produces electromagnetic fields (EMFs). In past studies, there have been concerns that EMFs may be linked to serious health concerns, especially in terms of EMFs from high-power lines. EMFs are, however, also available wherever there are electronics used that require electricity, such as in home settings. The most concern is for the long-term exposure to strong EMFs. The National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute is especially concerned about people living near high-voltage utility lines. Those that are concerned about EMFs can rent or buy field-strength testing instruments, or hire an inspector to find out the level of EMF inside their hybrid car. However, it is telling that the hybrid cars available on the roads are allowed to do so, as they go through a rigorous safety profiling by the proper authorities before being allowed on roads. In addition, hybrid car manufactures have not warned consumers about the risks about EMFs, as they don't consider there being any. Honda, for example, points to the lack of a federally mandated standard for EMFs in cars, and expresses that most people use the wrong devices to test. Toyota, on the other hand, has stated that hybrid cars produce the same low levels as conventional gasoline vehicles, and thus produce no additional health risks to drivers, passengers or bystanders. In any case, additional research on the issue is likely to be upcoming.
|