Problem with that solution is that you still have a satellite antenna on top of the vehicle which directly links to the engine managment control and other electronic conponents that an EMP could destroy. Unless you keep your vehicle deep underground or as you say in a Faraday Cage which people don't, the damage is unavoidable. Also remember that your battery or batteries are grounded to the vehicle which also introduces a direct link to the power supply of the electronic systems which an EMP can easily disrupt.
More emp resistant, emp-proofing anything with electronic control of a function-system(like fuel-injection) is a bit of a lost cause, if you want an absolutely EMP-proofable vehicle then mechanical fuel injection/diesel-pump and ignition being the most electric thing in the vehicle related to running it is the only real option.
Agreed, better is better than not at all. I have a mechanical fuel injection turbo diesel Sierra on standby for just the time when things get bad. Even tractors these days have electronic fuel injection control which would disable agriculture real fast. Its good to keep some older John Deeres or IH tractors and store as much fuel as possible just in case.
There is a way to EMP proof an electronic vehicle and you will laugh about it, but going back to really old technology like the use of Electron Tubes can easily harden the control systems against an EMP. Thats how some critical components are hardened on our modern Navy ships. Problem with electron tubes is heat dissipation but its just a thought.
The selective use of vacuum tubes was a feature of Soviet avionics design. We sneered and snickered at it...until some brainy folks pointed out that they were designing-in EMP hardness (e.g., MiG-25 radar set).
Problem with that solution is that you still have a satellite antenna on top of the vehicle which directly links to the engine managment control and other electronic conponents that an EMP could destroy. Unless you keep your vehicle deep underground or as you say in a Faraday Cage which people don't, the damage is unavoidable. Also remember that your battery or batteries are grounded to the vehicle which also introduces a direct link to the power supply of the electronic systems which an EMP can easily disrupt.
More emp resistant, emp-proofing anything with electronic control of a function-system(like fuel-injection) is a bit of a lost cause, if you want an absolutely EMP-proofable vehicle then mechanical fuel injection/diesel-pump and ignition being the most electric thing in the vehicle related to running it is the only real option.
But better is better than not at all......
Agreed, better is better than not at all. I have a mechanical fuel injection turbo diesel Sierra on standby for just the time when things get bad. Even tractors these days have electronic fuel injection control which would disable agriculture real fast. Its good to keep some older John Deeres or IH tractors and store as much fuel as possible just in case.
There is a way to EMP proof an electronic vehicle and you will laugh about it, but going back to really old technology like the use of Electron Tubes can easily harden the control systems against an EMP. Thats how some critical components are hardened on our modern Navy ships. Problem with electron tubes is heat dissipation but its just a thought.
The selective use of vacuum tubes was a feature of Soviet avionics design. We sneered and snickered at it...until some brainy folks pointed out that they were designing-in EMP hardness (e.g., MiG-25 radar set).
Interesting about the Mig25.