{"id":1157,"date":"2020-06-09T04:32:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2020-06-09T04:32:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:32:42","slug":"can-i-put-an-electric-car-through-a-car-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/06\/09\/can-i-put-an-electric-car-through-a-car-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I put an electric car through a car wash?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t laugh, that\u2019s a legit question. I bet that a lot of you played Pok\u00e9mon in your life, right? If you did, you should know that water and electricity aren\u2019t best friends (I hope you know it even without playing Pok\u00e9mon). Jokes aside,\u00a0Go Ultra Low<\/a>, a UK industry and government campaign created to promote the use of electric and plug-in hybrid cars, stated that 42 percent of the British population don\u2019t know if it\u2019s possible to put an electric car in an automated car wash without damaging it.<\/p>\n

Yet, reality tells us that washing your electric or hybrid car is perfectly safe. Every electric component is isolated and tested over and over again to guarantee that nothing happens. Some of the most common tests for electric cars are indeed the \u201csoak tests\u201d, where the car must face incredibly strong environmental situations, like ultra-high or ultra-low temperatures, rains and even some small floods. If your car can pass these tests, it can survive some shampoo, too.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an example of a soak test:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n9pfYXIDufU<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, this means that your car can be driven under heavy rain without any hesitation. By the way, you should try to avoid extreme situations\u2026 like this one.<\/p>\n

Should I be aware of something particular before washing my EV – PHEV?<\/h2>\n

Don\u2019t worry, the answer is no. To be more precise, you shouldn\u2019t do anything more that you wouldn\u2019t do to your petrol \u2013 diesel car. Every high-voltage component is hidden within the body of your car and the batteries are hyper-protected by some strong armor. Just remember to fold the mirrors, as usual.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t laugh, that\u2019s a legit question. I bet that a lot of you played Pok\u00e9mon in your life, right? If you did, you should know that water and electricity aren\u2019t best friends (I hope you know it even without playing Pok\u00e9mon). Jokes aside,\u00a0Go Ultra Low, a UK industry and government campaign created to promote the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCan I put an electric car through a car wash?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Reality tells us that washing your electric or hybrid car is perfectly safe. 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