{"id":100973,"date":"2017-05-22T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T20:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/?p=100973\/"},"modified":"2017-05-22T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T20:36:41","slug":"new-windshield-washer-fluid-station-in-harnois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/new-windshield-washer-fluid-station-in-harnois\/","title":{"rendered":"New Windshield Washer Fluid Station at Harnois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seen at Le Magasin \/ Esso<\/strong><\/a> from the Harnois<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>retail chain in Sainte-Ad\u00e8le: a windshield washer fluid filling station!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rather than purchasing a 4L plastic bottle, the motorist can fill its tank directly from a pump spout as it would for gasoline.<\/p>\n

A quantity of 4 L costs\u00a0around $4.25 CDN, more affordable than buying a plastic can (app. $ 5.99 per unit) but more expensive than those bought at large surface stores (sold about $2.50 per unit).<\/p>\n

This innovation is the work of entrepreneur Pierre N\u00e9ron and his firm Cristal Innovation<\/a>. Mr. N\u00e9ron\u00a0highlights\u00a0in his sales pitch the environmental benefits of his\u00a0approach.<\/p>\n

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Pierre N\u00e9ron<\/strong>, is filling a reservoir with windshield fluid from his station. Source: Cristal Innovation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is after seeing a similar application in Europe that he decided to launch the concept here in 2013.<\/p>\n

According to the store locator map<\/a> on the company’s website, several chains are currently testing his device\u00a0such as Harnois<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>but also Couche-Tard<\/strong><\/a> and Caliprix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen whether this seemingly very good idea is going to become popular and spread throughout Quebec and elsewhere in North America.<\/p>\n

It is surely the price and competitiveness factor that will determine the future of this promising formula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seen at Le Magasin \/ Esso from the Harnois\u00a0retail chain in Sainte-Ad\u00e8le: a windshield washer fluid filling station! Rather than<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":100969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,1746],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsdep","category-trends-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t