On a lark I looked up Jan 1949 to see wassup when I was born. Opening article on a noise-cancelling antenna said:
Noises " off " are kept off and man-made
static is silenced by B. I. Callender's Anti- Interference Aerial when
properly installed. Sizzling, crackling background noises caused
by electric vehicles, motor car ignition systems and industrial or
medical high frequency equipment—all these are suppressed and a
quiet background established for radio programmes. Reception is
improved, for a maximum number of programmes can be enjoyed.
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So apparently EV's were a noise pollution problem even back then! 🙄
Tim
N6CC