[bob_a_builder]

The point ..

Spoiler: 

Doesn't EMP destroy electronics, does a car solonoid count as electronics ?

When it all kicked off, and all the cars stopped working, Tom Cruise's mate was trying to fix his SUV, tried starter motor, still no go, ask Toms advise as he's passing, he says try the solonoid, which seems to do the trick, since he then takes the car and drives off with his kids, now your average car has one or two computer chips about its person nowadays, which are far more suseptible to EMP than some old coil of copper wire and an iron core

Yes, I know its only a film ...