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 <ev@lists.evdl.org> 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)
