What vehicles will still work in the event of an EMP? Here are a few recommendations to have handy in a worse-case scenario.

Let me preface my answer with this: I am not an EMP expert and have no firsthand experience with an EMP. So what do I think? I believe that modern vehicles whose operation is dependent upon silicon chip technology are going to become the equivalent of huge boat anchors. Plus, even if they could be operated, traditional sources of fuel would be scarce. No electricity means no power to the gas pump.

Setting all of that aside, there are battery operated golf carts. With an adequate number of solar panels, the batteries can be charged again and again by the sun. Not only that, you can retrofit a golf cart with a rooftop solar panel. By integrating the solar panel on the cart itself, you increase the range of the cart, provided you have adequate sun, of course.

I do have a golf cart in my garage but rather than add solar panels to the roof, I plan on purchasing a large solar generator and extra golf cart batteries. This way I can use the generator for purposes other than just getting around. The Goal Zero Yeti is on my bucket list for later this year.

Other choices of transportation are bicycles, foot-powered scooters, roller skates, and of course, walking. All of these options require a reasonable level of fitness which is why I expound on prepper fitness more often than you might like.

You won’t be stuck walking everywhere if you are properly prepared. Solar-charged batteries can power golf carts, and the technology of decades past will still remain. To find out more about what to do in the event of an EMT, check out Backdoor Survival.