Great questionJust out of curiosity, I'm curious about how the apocalypse vehicle Cybertruck might fare in something like an EMP attack. Since Tesla vehicles and I assume most other new vehicles have so much electrical technology in them, I'd assume they would get seriously hampered or disabled if they encountered an EMP.
I wonder though if the SS shell of the Cybertruck might help to protect against some of the impacts an EMP attack might bring.
During 2019 reveal, Elon said the windows are a Armored translucent metal. Wouldn't that Deflect the EMP?Cement does not conduct electricity, so it would not protect against an EMP. While the stainless steel should make for parts of a good Faraday cage, the windows and antennas (for the truck to talk to the Tesla mothership) would bring the EMP inside to destroy the electronics. Here’s a thread on Stack Exchange about building a faraday cage to protect against an EMP:
https://physics.stackexchange.com/q...-a-faraday-cage-protect-something-from-an-emp
3 mm stainless steel might sound like it could absorb a stronger wave, but aluminum foil or copper wires would be sufficient for a Faraday cage. The pulse would unlikely create sufficient eddy currents to melt even foil, so 3 mm SS is overkill. The problem is all of the non-conductive holes in the truck.
Great question, I've always wondered about itJust out of curiosity, I'm curious about how the apocalypse vehicle Cybertruck might fare in something like an EMP attack. Since Tesla vehicles and I assume most other new vehicles have so much electrical technology in them, I'd assume they would get seriously hampered or disabled if they encountered an EMP.
I wonder though if the SS shell of the Cybertruck might help to protect against some of the impacts an EMP attack might bring.
Just out of curiosity, I'm curious about how the apocalypse vehicle Cybertruck might fare in something like an EMP attack. Since Tesla vehicles and I assume most other new vehicles have so much electrical technology in them, I'd assume they would get seriously hampered or disabled if they encountered an EMP.
I wonder though if the SS shell of the Cybertruck might help to protect against some of the impacts an EMP attack might bring.