[RFEngineer]

“In a statement, Toyota said: “The measured electromagnetic fields inside and outside of Toyota hybrid vehicles in the 50 to 60 hertz range are at the same low levels as conventional gasoline vehicles. Therefore there are no additional health risks to drivers, passengers or bystanders.””

This is a curiously worded statement.....as if there are no electromagnetic fields of concern but in the 50-60Hz range.

[Nowhere Man]

“In a statement, Toyota said: “The measured electromagnetic fields inside and outside of Toyota hybrid vehicles in the 50 to 60 hertz range are at the same low levels as conventional gasoline vehicles. Therefore there are no additional health risks to drivers, passengers or bystanders.””

This is a curiously worded statement.....as if there are no electromagnetic fields of concern but in the 50-60Hz range.

I know the Prius uses an AC motor so naturally you have to use an inverter to convert the DC current to AC. I did find a Department of Energy PDF file on the Prius and according to that, the electricity varies in cycles from 33 to 401 cycles, it uses an AC synchronous motor so that variable AC cycles would make sense. I think the general risk is minimal for the most part but there are still some things about electric fields and their effects that we may not know about so who knows what to think? I've heard my share of stories where people get sick to the stomach when they encounter high electrical fields and where one guy took two bulk tape erasers to his head and he suffered physiological and psychological problems after that.

Then you have things like the chemicals in the batteries and the voltage, I've heard stories of people leaning over 36 volt golf cart battery systems where they electrocuted themselves, most likely across the heart, not a good place to get shocked across.

I'm an amateur radio operator so I do have a lot of interest in this stuff. Pinging RCA2000 for some thoughts.