Decide to take a little spin in the RV trying to see how much gas I can burn with an EV!? (I know--what??)
Waiting the required 2 minutes before disconnecting the 12V battery's negative power cable.
Yes an EV still has a 12V battery, and here is what it looks like under the hood (you can see I've added a knife disconnect switch on the battery at middle right).
All disconnected, on the dolly ready to go.
Lets go for a drive.
Taking it for a good 5 mile spin which included about 2 miles on the highway. All was well--it rode and tracked back there just as good as our other cars.
That is until about a mile away from the storage lot....BANG...bang bang bang... sigh. Turns out it wasn't the car--our newly replaced valve extension on the driver's side decided to let go. When I got back to the storage yard I discovered it flopping around in-between the two wheels with the end crushed (ok I'm now down one TPMS sensor...sigh). Fortunately the office at the storage lot was open. This will be taken care of on Monday (by which time the driver's side inner tire will be flat).
The other funny thing: Once the battery is disconnected and the car all locked up--there is only one way to get back in: You have to dig the key out of the fob and open the door the old fashioned way LOL.
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