The Center for Automotive Research says it would cost the industry $3.8 billion dollars to solve interference problems in EVs to put AM radio in new cars.

It's a wonder any EVs on the road today have AM radio tuners, then! But they don't seem to happy with new legislation, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. We dive into this spat between the radio industry, automotive manufacturers, and the US government.

Resources referenced in this video:

- CAR estimated $3.8 Billion cost: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-b...
- AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
- Ars Technica coverage: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/...
- CTA EAS Test Survey results: https://cdn.cta.tech/cta/media/media/...
- CTA's page against the AM radio mandate: https://www.cta.tech/Advocacy/Issues/...
- How the EAS Alert was Broadcast:    • How the EAS alert was broadcast (it's...  

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Contents:

00:00 - 3.8 billion dollars
01:30 - Asking a radio engineer
07:56 - AM interference (spurious emissions)
10:19 - What must be done?