I'm 78 and I just bought my first new car in 15 years; a Tesla X. I guess I'm not up with the times as it never occurred to me to ask if a Tesla X had an am radio. I just made an assumption. I drive between Los Altos and San Diego and enjoy listening to local AM stations in the small towns along Interstate 5 to pick up on local news I don't get in the Bay Area. I've always just used scan feature in my last car (a Lexus LS 430).
I've tried Tunein, but can't figure out how to get local stations en route. Does anyone have any thoughts? I'm happy to put an external antenna on the car or even add some sort of after market radio. I've heard one of the reasons Tesla doesn't have AM is because of RFI. That doesn't sound quite right because other all electric cars have AM radios.
The car is great overall, but no AM radio and no Spare are huge surprises to me. I discovered the no spare surprise when I got a flat in my driveway after 57 miles; the first I've had in years.
I've tried Tunein, but can't figure out how to get local stations en route. Does anyone have any thoughts? I'm happy to put an external antenna on the car or even add some sort of after market radio. I've heard one of the reasons Tesla doesn't have AM is because of RFI. That doesn't sound quite right because other all electric cars have AM radios.
The car is great overall, but no AM radio and no Spare are huge surprises to me. I discovered the no spare surprise when I got a flat in my driveway after 57 miles; the first I've had in years.