Green cars cause cancer?
Probably not -- at least no more than cell phones, WiFi, bottled water, the microwave in your kitchen or the fact that you were born without a twin. However, the idea that these lovable, planet-friendly vehicles might be bad for your health is certainly worth a second look. According to the New York Times, these seemingly innocuous (and often downright cute) eco-saving autos produce an electromagnetic field -- which might be bad for you, sort of, in a "it's probably not the best thing ever but honestly we have no clue" kinda way. However, both Honda and Toyota swear up and down that these fields are well beneath European guidelines, and therefore pose no threat to your health.
So, while a few hypochondriac hybrid owners may be crying wolf over the potential health risks (one woman interviewed by NYT insists that her Honda Civic Hybrid is the reason she fell asleep at the wheel!) -- chances are your health is more in danger from the thick cloud of smog surrounding your city, rather than the low-emission vehicles driving within it.
[via AutoblogGreen]
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4-29-2008 @ 11:14AM
Justin said...
EM fields!?!?! Seriously?!?!?! These things are electric motors. If anyone can expalin to me how you get ionizing radiation out of an electric motor, please share it. If you are worried about this, then you had better throw away your fans, washing machines, driers and EVERYTHING ELSE THAT ROTATES AND HAS A PLUG. Why isn't anyone interested in the starters in traditional cars? Ugh.
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5-06-2008 @ 12:23PM
Missy said...
That report is more hilarious than scary. Maybe the article was sponsored in part by an SUV coalition, to detour the sale of hybrids.
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