Cancer

EVs and hybrid cars generate EMFs due to their electric motors and battery systems. Studies have measured these fields and found that they comply with international safety standards. For instance, a study summarized in the article “Complex Electromagnetic Issues Associated with the Use of Electric Vehicles” reported that the EMF levels in EVs, including static magnetic fields (SMF), extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF), and radiofrequency (RF) EMF, are within recommended limits. However, the study also noted that certain areas, such as near direct current (DC) charging installations, exhibited stronger fields, with SMF up to 0.2 mT and ELF up to 100 µT. Inside the vehicles, fields could reach up to 30 µT near internal electrical equipment.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), a category used when causal association is considered credible, but when chance, bias or confounding cannot be ruled out with reasonable confidence.