What is this "car wash" that you speak of? Some sort of automotive torture device? I usually wash my car on a rainy day. <;] On Oct 13, 2014 6:27 AM, "Ben Apollonio via EV" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I steer clear anyway. They can scratch the heck out of your finish. And > windows. > > -Ben > > > On Oct 13, 2014, at 3:43 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > http://scholarsandrogues.com/2014/10/06/leaf-owners-beware-the-gas-station-car-wash-renewable-journal-for-1062014/ > > Leaf owners – beware the gas station car wash! – Renewable Journal for > > 10/6/2014 > > > > A couple months back, I gave my Leaf a bath in a gas station car wash. I > > came out of it complaining that it didn’t get all the bird poop off my > > pretty new car, but that happens sometimes – some car washes are just not > > that good. The thing that stuck with me, though, was that it was hard to > get > > the car positioned right in the car wash, and even harder to get the car > out > > of the wash at all. > > > > See, the car wash I was at had a metal ramp, and the coefficient of > friction > > of a wet metal ramp is quite a bit lower than that of wet concrete. What > > happened was my electric motor’s torque made the front wheel drive spin > out, > > and instead of rolling gracefully up the ramp, I nearly overshot the > > pressure plate that tells the automatic car wash that my car is > positioned > > correctly. And when I tried to let my car settle back slightly by taking > my > > foot off the brake, the car tried to go forward instead. In my unexpected > > difficulties of navigating a simple car wash I’d forgotten to put the > Leaf > > in neutral. > > > > Getting out of the car wash turned out to be even more of an adventure. > The > > Leaf’s ultra-low rolling resistance tires were soaking wet and covered in > > partially rinsed-off soap by then, and they wouldn’t grip the wet metal > at > > all – all they wanted to do was spin in place. I had to take a lesson > out of > > my snowy weather driving manual and actually rock the Leaf back and then > > forward to get enough momentum to get my front wheels out of the > depression. > > Not pleasant. I had visions of having to call my wife for a careful push > to > > get me out of the stupid car wash. > > > > Something to keep in mind if you’re looking to buy a Leaf – be careful in > > gas station car washes! > > [© scholarsandrogues.com] > > > > > > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > > > http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3Devln%26sort%3Ddate > > > > > http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094708_electric-vehicles-in-rv-campgrounds-what-you-need-to-know > > Electric Vehicles In RV Campgrounds: What You Need To Know > > > > > http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2-wants-to-know/2014/09/29/eelctric-car-charging-stations-pti-ptia-piedmont-triad-international-airport-greensboro-2wtk-2-wants-to-know/16441077/ > > 4 L1 EVSE @PTI Airport NC > > + > > EVLN: Energica Ego> ultra-fast.it Femme fatale e-motorcycle (video) > > > > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Leaf-owners-beware-the-gas-station-car-wash-tp4672090.html > > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141013/e540b23b/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
