Cleaner Conversion DIY Gasoline 
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
This catch-22 - you need the polluting engine running to keep the emissions mitigation running - has regulators including the California Air Resources Board (ARB) frowning upon PHEV conversions. Third party converters have spent time and resources tweaking their plug-in hybrids to meet ARB testing written with gasoline-only hybrids in mind.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Still, the instant torque of the electric motor is a rush you get to experience all the time in city driving; each time you pull away from a red light and stop sign youre wondering why gasoline engines ever became popular. link] This guy has a very nice looking conversion, he managed to do it for about 25k. Its a Lotus.
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