• reddig33@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    25
    arrow-down
    11
    ·
    6 months ago

    Can’t have right wing talk radio cut off at the knees. Considering the interference generated by electric motors, I look forward to the added expense in EVs to add a feature I will never use.

    • astreus@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      17
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      6 months ago

      Unless there’s an emergency.

      The way I read it, this is ensuring everyone has the most effective analogue radio in their car because that’s how emergency broadcasts would go out. Seems sensible to me.

    • no banana@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      6 months ago

      To be fair the law seems to require it be done at no extra cost to the consumer, but I’m sure they’ll find something else that suddenly becomes much more expensive to install than it was before.

        • no banana@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          6 months ago

          It’s the fact that you can’t just slap it in there that is the issue. The electric motors interfere with the AM signal. That’s what’s been argued to be complicated and thus expensive.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      6 months ago

      There are also AM NPR stations (I wasn’t aware of this myself until a few days ago), especially in large states with small populations like Alaska.

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      edit-2
      6 months ago

      I listen to NPR, and not requiring AM radio in cars would literally (or “finally” if you’re an idiot conservative) kill the National Public Radio system for good.