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Hybrid cars and EMPs
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:55 am
by rep
I'm thinking about buying a Prius, but it just struck me... When China invades, am I going to be able to use it to get out of town, after they set off an EMP?
That's my e-mail to a local Toyota dealer. The reply should be interesting.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:03 am
by +JuggerNaut+
please post it once received
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:12 am
by eepberries
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: please post it once received
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:14 pm
by Foo
Lol. War of the Worlds would have been a lot shorter if we were all using hybrid cars.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 12:19 pm
by netrex
Hehe.
Does an EMP render all metal wires etc. useless or only those who with a current?
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:25 pm
by Psyche911
But, all current cars use an ECU. If the ECU is destroyed, wouldn't any car be just as dead as the Prius? I think so. So it doesn't really matter. Just more of the Prius would need to be replaced in order to run again.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:42 pm
by Foo
Anything that would stop working if you held a BIG magnet right next to it will stop working during an EMP.
Unfortunately, that's any IC I can think of.
Simple circuits are unnafected. For example, your basic torch would still keep working.
There are generally 3 levels of EMP attack. Weak attacks take electronics offline for a short period. Medium attacks take things down and also destroy magnetically held data (hard drives, tape backups) Strong attacks can outright destroy an IC circuit by generating enough voltage via magnetic pulse to blow the circuits.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:20 pm
by seremtan
i think you need a nuclear blast to generate a strong enough EMP to blow out circuits, and if that happens it makes no difference anyway
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:34 pm
by SplishSplash
In war of the world all cars stopped working.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:46 pm
by Grudge
yea, but they were aliens
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:18 pm
by feedback
seremtan wrote:i think you need a nuclear blast to generate a strong enough EMP to blow out circuits, and if that happens it makes no difference anyway
No, what if everyone ducks and covers?
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:07 pm
by raw
Psyche911 wrote:But, all current cars use an ECU. If the ECU is destroyed, wouldn't any car be just as dead as the Prius? I think so. So it doesn't really matter. Just more of the Prius would need to be replaced in order to run again.
This is correct and makes entirely too much sense. Then again, we have to consider the source of the question. Sometimes I relate to it as talking to a slice of bread.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:19 pm
by Kills On Site
Like Psyche911 said, if your ECU is taken out then you prolly won't be going anywhere.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:24 pm
by Iccy (temp)
Ofcourse you know rep, your letting the terrorists win.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:54 pm
by Psyche911
raw wrote:Psyche911 wrote:But, all current cars use an ECU. If the ECU is destroyed, wouldn't any car be just as dead as the Prius? I think so. So it doesn't really matter. Just more of the Prius would need to be replaced in order to run again.
This is correct and makes entirely too much sense. Then again, we have to consider the source of the question. Sometimes I relate to it as talking to a slice of bread.
But bread goes stale over time. Where as rep is always demonstrating fresh evidence of why he's a cunt.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:00 pm
by rep
Iccy (temp) wrote:Ofcourse you know rep, your letting the terrorists win.
My what?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:48 am
by MKJ
rep wrote:Iccy (temp) wrote:Ofcourse you know rep, your letting the terrorists win.
My what?
your lack of wit