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> "Requiring the installation of analog AM radios in automobiles is an unnecessary action that would impact EV range, efficiency and affordability at a critical

by abeppu 2y ago

> "Requiring the installation of analog AM radios in automobiles is an unnecessary action that would impact EV range, efficiency and affordability at a critical moment of accelerating adoption," said Albert Gore, executive director of ZETA, a clean vehicle advocacy group that opposes the AM radio requirement. Um, what? I'm not an electrical or automotive engineer, but this doesn't sound true. AM radios can be small, light and cheap, and in terms of power, the important components are already in the sound system, right? IDK what would need to be involved to address the issue of interference from the motor, but I also don't think anyone's saying they have to build anything heavy or power-hungry.

Animats 2y ago
"Impact EV range"? When off? Come on. Now, running Unreal Engine in the dashboard actually does affect vehicle range. Some infotainment systems are real power hogs. The great thing about AM radio is that it can receive even if all other infrastructure for hundreds of miles around is down. It's not that you get your initial alert over AM radio. It's that you turn it on after the disaster and get some useful info.
- abeppu 2y ago
  The only way I can imagine this plausibly impacting vehicle range would be if the only solution to protecting the radio from interference from the motor involved a bunch of heavy shielding, but I'm hoping no one's actively considering that.
  - thsksbd 2y ago
    No, but that's the basis that you argue from
dylan604 2y ago
> said Albert Gore man, if that was my name, I would demand my name to always be printed as Al Gore. Imagine the disappointment people would have when I turned up instead of whatever someone might have thought. That's so me to be the epitome of that disappointment
- blendergeek 2y ago
  According to Politico [0], he is the son of Al Gore, the former Vice President. [0] https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/01/18/the-political-scion-working-on-ev-deployment-00078289 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/01/1...

by abeppu 2y ago

Animats 2y ago

"Impact EV range"? When off? Come on. Now, running Unreal Engine in the dashboard actually does affect vehicle range. Some infotainment systems are real power hogs. The great thing about AM radio is that it can receive even if all other infrastructure for hundreds of miles around is down. It's not that you get your initial alert over AM radio. It's that you turn it on after the disaster and get some useful info.

abeppu 2y ago
The only way I can imagine this plausibly impacting vehicle range would be if the only solution to protecting the radio from interference from the motor involved a bunch of heavy shielding, but I'm hoping no one's actively considering that.
- thsksbd 2y ago
  No, but that's the basis that you argue from

dylan604 2y ago

> said Albert Gore man, if that was my name, I would demand my name to always be printed as Al Gore. Imagine the disappointment people would have when I turned up instead of whatever someone might have thought. That's so me to be the epitome of that disappointment

blendergeek 2y ago
According to Politico [0], he is the son of Al Gore, the former Vice President. [0] https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/01/18/the-political-scion-working-on-ev-deployment-00078289 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/01/1...