[ausev] EV Electrical vulnerabilities, was Filmmaker looking...

[jtp]

All;
  In response to previous discussion regarding the vulnerabilities of   auto
computers,

       Lightning  was     NOT,         I  repeat,
                                  NOT         a  direct strike onto these
vehicles, merely  NEARBY in the neighborhood block, not at all unlikely
during vehicular ownership.
  This type of event   is   NOT  equivelent of one in millions at all, it is
very much "center stage".  (There are other like-designed vehicles in the
neighborhood!)
    In addition,  these deplorable costs  can remain hidden until it is time
for the vehicle to become emissions- inspected or otherwise properly-scanned
during scheduled maintenance.  (Something to insist upon).
   Also,  it is not a matter of "OK" or "NOT OK" with regard to the residual
functional reliability of the dozen or so remaining processors whatsoever.
Many of the processors (Y2K and later, both in the neighborhood) and others
within the vehicles themselves have been degraded with regard to not only
weakening of subroutines, but also, the rate at which the processors
function, or cummunicate with each other, as well as to thier clock speed in
communicating to the scan tool.
   Slow functioning is also a benchmark of  hidden failures in process.
Processors internally attempt to stop thier failure cascades in
communications with one another.  At last, they will function at "Fail Safe"
"Dumb", all the while suppressing the turning-on of that one single outward
indication that  this has occurred after a nearby lightning strike: . . . .
.
....  the turning on of  the "Check Engine Light", ABS light, the SRS
(airbag) light, or any other computer-actuated light on the dash.
  What remains in my studies are which manufacturers have the most robust
processors as their Corporate quality standard.  I am appalled at what is
currently happening to the systems I have scanned myself and have also heard
about from other accredited sources to date.
 Waiting months for any part of an EV to be repaired is a FAR more
financially-agreeable situation than what awaits MANY owners or subsequent
owners of  many overly- technologized ICE's subjected to a nearby
electromagnetic pulse from lightning.
 Simple service errors and simple neglect also are culprits in these
catestrophic electronic damages, (even spark plugs not torqued properly can
ultimately cause coil voltage to cascade back to cause computer damages).
 Dan Petit.