Lawmakers Fight to Keep AM Radio in Cars Amidst EV Boom

A bipartisan bill called the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023" has been introduced in the US to prevent automakers from removing AM radio from new cars. The bill would require manufacturers to include the technology required for vehicles to tune into stations that only broadcast on AM bands, and the technology would be mandated to come at no additional cost to the consumer. Lawmakers argue that in the event of a disaster, it would be difficult to transmit mass communications without the ability for citizens to have access to AM radio, which is considered the "last line of communications" for local, state, and federal disaster response and relief efforts.