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Man makes his own electric car

Green Cars News

After discovering that many of the electric cars available on the market come with a sizeable price tag, Mr Roth decided to try the conversion to electric himself. Roth explained that he checked with his insurance company and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and found that his converted Escort is legal.

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Success!!! The Ban on EV Conversions in Ontario, Canada is Over!!!

DIY Electric Car

"Effective today, converted vehicles can be registered as EVs at the following 3 locations: * In Ottawa at the Laurier Avenue licence office. * "At the vehicle licence office, you will need to sign a declaration to the effect that the vehicle has been converted to EV operation. "Upon "EMC is appreciative of MTO? ."

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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