I did a lot of research before looking at a Tesla automobile. What I found regarding EMF (electromagnetic radiation) is that it supposedly generates no more than a gasoline powered automobile. Users that had done tests reported that it was low. My wife and I decided to take the 24 hour test drive, which I highly recommend. We took it on our shopping trip which requires many hours of driving and many stops. We were lucky to get a brand new Tesla P85D. The first thing that we found is that the glue used to attach the headliner is highly toxic and is not cured prior to releasing the car. We could not drive without opening all of the windows, and even then it was too much. I know from being in older Tesla cars that the smell does mostly disappear, but Tesla needs to address this problem in my view in brand new cars. This problem interfered with the driving experience overall. But in spite of that the car is absolutely impressive. Tesla has done a superb job of design.
The EMF though may be a big problem for some drivers. I have worked in a computer data center, which is a building that houses hundreds of computers that run internet sites and business applications for remote users. To say the least the atmosphere there is highly electrical and will practically make your hair stand on end. No one can spend more than a couple of hours in the buildings without getting sick. The Tesla is by no means on that scale but I have to report that both my and my wife’s experience was very much the same as being in a data center. Neither of us is sensitive to cell phones, but the Tesla is definitely very high in EMF. It took us a full week to return to normal after that drive. We were only able to complete 4 hours of the 24 hour drive because of the toxic smell, but the EMF level decided us against the Tesla. If we only drove the car for an hour and then took a good long break it would not be a big issue. The experience we both had was of a strong buzzing kind of feeling. We were not able to fully relax. It was as if all of the atoms in our body were electrically charged and would not quickly return to normal. We even took our shoes off and walked outside on the ground, which felt good, in order to get rid of the sensation. To walk on the earth grounds the body, but it was not enough to stop the problem immediately. If there was a way to ground an electric car then there would not be an EMF issue. Some of the EMF is grounded in the air, but the rate at which the Tesla generates it is way beyond the capacity of the air to dissipate it immediately.
I don’t mean to discourage anyone from buying a Tesla. I just want to note our experience so that everyone can know that this is happening. Everyone is different and many people may not have this experience. It may even be good for some people as magnets can bring health and so may electromagnetic radiation. It may also cause health issues for some people because it unbalances them, which may be a subtle, long term thing like eating too much junk food over a period of time. At some point the body breaks down because of the burden.
It's like a game of telephone where every time it's retold, it strays a little further from the truth.
