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#1 of 20 Electric motor dangerous to pregnant women? by hybridben Sep 17, 2006 (10:51 am)
Hello everyone:   I'm the proud owner of a new 2007 Lexus RX400h. Just got it this weekend and am very happy with it so far.   But, I have a question that came to me 3 hours after I purchased the car:   Does anyone know if the electric motor in this car (or other hybrids) will create electro-magnetic fields that can prove harmful to pregnant women or children? (i.e. similar to how living near power-lines can potentially cause cancer in children and adults?) Would love to know if anyone has thought about this? Does anyone know how to measure the EMF / magnetic fields in the car whlie driving? I'd like to compare it to other EMF sources and see if this could potentially be an issue.   What are your thoughts? Replies to this message: randyl712 (Jan 20, 2007 8:25 pm) petl (Jan 22, 2007 10:05 am) wwest (Oct 05, 2008 8:51 am)
#2 of 20 I think that answer is as yet not available. by larsb Sep 18, 2006 (8:59 am)
http://www.hybridcars.com/electromagnetic-fields-hybrids.html   To date, neither an exhaustive web search nor the services of a crack librarian at the University of Texas have been able to unearth precise measurements of electromagnetic fields, or EMF, in hybrids. What you do with this knowledge, or lack thereof, depends largely upon your personality. Currently, the public can only be sure that the electronics contained in the vehicles meet FCC standards for electromagnetic interference (EMI) with other electronic devices. Replies to this message: midnightcowboy (Sep 19, 2006 8:56 am) stevedebi (Sep 19, 2006 12:08 pm)
#3 of 20 Re: I think that answer is as yet not available. [larsb] by midnightcowboy Sep 19, 2006 (8:56 am)
Replying to: larsb (Sep 18, 2006 8:59 am) The real answer is NO. It is the same a cell phones, too low of levels to cause any harm. Replies to this message: stevedebi (Sep 19, 2006 12:08 pm)
#4 of 20 Re: I think that answer is as yet not available. [midnightcowboy] by stevedebi Sep 19, 2006 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: midnightcowboy (Sep 19, 2006 8:56 am) "The real answer is NO. It is the same a cell phones, too low of levels to cause any harm."   Wow, where did you find the study to support this statement?
#5 of 20 Re: Electric motor dangerous to pregnant women? [hybridben] by randyl712 Jan 20, 2007 (8:25 pm)
Replying to: hybridben (Sep 17, 2006 10:51 am) Lexus addresses the EMG in the manual somewhere, I just read it. I agree that if it doesn't cause radio interference, we're probably safe The smallest things can kill AM reception. Replies to this message: petl (Jan 22, 2007 10:05 am)
#6 of 20 Re: Electric motor dangerous to pregnant women? [randyl712] by petl Jan 22, 2007 (10:05 am)
Replying to: randyl712 (Jan 20, 2007 8:25 pm) You may find the answer here:  www.toyota.com/html/hybridsynergyview/2006/fall/battery.html
#8 of 20 Re: Electric motor dangerous to pregnant women? [hybridben] by wwest Oct 05, 2008 (8:51 am)
Replying to: hybridben (Sep 17, 2006 10:51 am) We might know the answer to that question, and many, many others of this "class", in about a thousand years if we look back and see/recognize human mutations due to these "new" modern-day influences.
#9 of 20 by saidiadude Oct 18, 2008 (10:47 am)
Good question HybridBen. I was wondering the same thing. 2 Follow up questions:   - Have any studies been formally done to show EM readings inside the cabin? I recall reading a post on this forum where a user had measured the readings in his/her car.    - Has Toyota improved the shielding for the 2010 Prius? I guess we'll find out in a few months.   Ideally, it would be great to have formal readings that compare the inside of a Prius and a non-hybrid (say Corolla or Camry) Replies to this message: randyl712 (Oct 18, 2008 4:08 pm)
#10 of 20 Re: [saidiadude] by randyl712 Oct 18, 2008 (4:08 pm)
Replying to: saidiadude (Oct 18, 2008 10:47 am) This is nonsense until and unless there is any evidence. Why don't we speculate on the EM reading of a normal car, which also has electrical wiring running throughout. Why don't we speculate on how the voltage affects your ability to read minds? It's all just conjecture, and completely useless at this point. Move on.

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