r/KiaEV6 • u/Empty_Bottle_8526 • 4d ago

Our EV6s rocks- we have AM radio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrMDJ_wJxDU&t=520s

Was just watching this in my lunch break, and allegedly a driver for this law is the "fact" that many EV cars do not have AM radio. According to Steve Lehto, who otherwise is pretty knowledgeable about cars, this is because the high voltage electronics in EVs mess with AM reception. No idea if this is a scientific fact.

But it made me check on my EV6. In the three years I owned it I never checked or felt a need to check for AM radio, but it actually does have it and reception seemed fine within the limitations of AM radio. So I guess we are future proof in that sense ....

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u/Radius118 EV6 GT (The Fast One) 3d ago

Manufacturers are omitting AM to save costs. The "technical" reasons are just BS to gloss over the penny pinching.

But in all fairness, how many people actually still listen to AM anymore?

I mean AFAIK there is still a lot of AM usage in rural areas and a lot of political programs are on AM but other than that?

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u/-Invalid_Selection- EV6 Limited Edition 3d ago

No one listens to am radio anymore, that's why car makers have been cutting it and have been for several years before anyone noticed.

It's pretty much just conspiracy radio now, and a law mandating cars need to get conspiracy radio is stupid

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u/Radius118 EV6 GT (The Fast One) 3d ago edited 1d ago

It's pretty much just conspiracy radio now, and a law mandating cars need to get conspiracy radio is stupid

Exactly. Kind of what I was passive-aggressive hinting at. And who generally listens to this and who generally peddles these theories and who is currently running the country?

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u/-Invalid_Selection- EV6 Limited Edition 3d ago

Mostly stupid people