Salsbr is 100% correct. There's no possible way that a short in the 12 volt system would produce the condition you're describing. You can put one finger directly on the positive terminal of the 12 volt battery and the other directly on the negative terminal and you'd never feel a thing. Although the availble amperage is great, the voltage is too low to allow you to feel the current.


Then there's the 300 volt (and very high amperage) system which I asume you're implying is faulty. Along with electronic safeguards contained within the system as well as physical ones (fuses, interlocks, etc) the chance of it being the source of the condition you're describing are slim to none:

1) If there was a short in the system that somehow bypassed the safeguards, you'd likely see A LOT of sparks and smoke with a 300 volt short!

2) If your daughter came in contact with the 300 volt (and very high amperage system) at best she'd be in the hospital right now. (By the way, just exactly HOW does she know the difference between a static shock and being electrocuted?)

3) Why is your daughter the only one being "electrocuted"? I wouldn't think a vehicle could be so selective toward only one person...unless of course it was named "Christine".


Static shocks in vehicles are nothing new. Do a quick search in Google (or elsewhere) and you'll find it's been around for years even in non-Hybrid vehicles:
http://www.cartalk.com/content/colum...vember/11.html

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enth...209.A1530.html

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enth...209.A1530.html


Unfortunately, whenever new technology that people don't thoroughly understand is even remotely in the picture, it's usually the first thing to get blamed for problems it can't possibly be responsible for.

Your daughter experienced static electricity. Plain and simple.