{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566","number":"2566","name":"Karie Spell","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-13T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-10T04:00Z","body":"I bought a Rivian, an electric car in 2023. I drove it from Austin Texas to my home in Baytown, Texas. On the way home about an hour into the drive, I began to feel ill, like I was getting the flu. We had to stop to get charged about an hour from our home because the charge was not enough to go the entire distance even though on leaving it said it would be enough. As I sat in the car while it charged, I thought about how many people refused to live under power lines due to potential health problems and yet I was sitting directly in a vehicle with voltage flowing into it. In addition, there were 4 quad motors and a huge screen in the car. After making it home, I continued to feel ill. In addition to the flu like symptoms, my legs felt weak after getting out. After sleeping, the next morning, I felt better. I returned to my new car to show it off to be surprised by the sick feeling again. My daughter in law noticed that while driving and talking the pitch of our voices changed. I began feeling a subtle energy push against me while the car was moving. It wasn’t until I gave my dad who has a pacemaker defibrillator in, a ride I realized I had him in the biggest microwave ever. I ordered an EMF unit to determine the risk the car was posing to me and my fiance. Much to my dismay, the meter redlined out every measured frequency especially the EMF. It was redlined even when the car was off but in charge. I stopped driving the car and felt better for 5 days. On the 5th day, we drove the car to a dealership to trade it in. On the drive both myself and my Fiance felt the same symptoms and voiced them at the same time without previously discussing them in depth. We knew and could feel the negative effects it was having on our bodies. We traded the car in and took a $20,000.00 hit to get out of it. The cumulative effect of the EMF on our health was palpable and recorded. There should be warnings and longitudinal studies about cumulative effects of EMF for consumers. ","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_4.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_4.png","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_1.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_1.jpg","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_3.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_3.png","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_2.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566/attachment_2.png"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"782df6102b6418988bb103aaf5f8521b7065faeefb8c4c3081cebe9aab09fc14","slug":"health-experiences-comment-2566","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2566","body_sha256":"eaa6ca8f25e64e9489889d8223bd9726ecf0ef3e1fa388e456d9edb33c4ed457","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"electricity","topics":[{"id":"electricity","evidence":"I bought a Rivian, an electric car in 2023. I drove it from Austin Texas to my home in Baytown"},{"id":"research","evidence":" recorded. There should be warnings and longitudinal studies about cumulative effects of EMF for consumers."},{"id":"standards","evidence":" palpable and recorded. There should be warnings and longitudinal studies about cumulative effects of EMF fo"}],"summary":"Attributes recurrent illness to an electric vehicle, describes meter readings and improvement after discontinuing use, and requests warnings and long-term studies.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-14T13:55:48Z","review_method":"Source-based AI review of complete published comment bodies; exact evidence passages; attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"2f6630209ce75072962b5fe970d5ab2742857c7603b7748875a677af231ea766","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["electricity","research","standards"],"primary_topic":"electricity","forum_title":"Attributes recurrent illness to an electric vehicle, describes meter readings and improvement after disco…"}