Will your green car give you cancer? {Autoblog Green}

Apr 28th 2008 4:41PM what about the electrical system in conventional cars?
there's an alternator running continuously, an ignition system, spark plugs-
surely that lot produces electromagnetic radiation?

"these figures contrasted sharply with results from his Volkswagen van, which measured one to two milligauss." would that be more to do with the engine being at the back in a VW van?