This page is a database of the state by state and national requirements to get your EV on the road legally in your part of the world. If you have any additional information feel free to add it.
America
- National: Information Needed...
- Arizona: The car will need to be inspected to ensure that the its standard equipment works (ie. horn, wipers, lights, etc). After the inspection, the registration process can be completed at the DMV. The FUEL field on the title needs to have an X entered. The X indicates NO FUEL. You will be issued a blue license plate with clouds on it, and you will be allowed to drive in the HOV lane when ever you please.
- Arkansas:Must report the conversion to the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration within 10 days of the conversion. An owner or operator who fails to report such a conversion may be subject to a $250 fine.
- California: May be registered as an ICE if make is pre-1975. Post-1975 models must be inspected for smog check exemption.
- Georgia: Georgia code for Dummies (by LexisNexus)- in general it looks like they don't much care as long as it passes inspection. What a great State to live in!
- Massachusetts- I'm in MA, my registration went like this:
I went to the insurance company, got a RMV-3 Form and changed the "Motor Power" of the title from GASOLINE to Electric. Got the insurance company to sign it, then off to the RMV.
Went to the RMV, they took the form, pushed a few buttons, printed out a new Registration and done. My EV is supposedly listed in the database as an electric vehicle, and I should be able to go for my inspection and they will waive the emission testing for it.
- Michigan: I have been informed by a Michigan DMV clerk that there is no difference in the registration of a converted to electric vehicle than there would be had the vehicle not been converted -ruspert.
- New York: All in information is found on the NY DMV website. This link explains how to register a custom-made vehicle, and this link tells how to get it inspected. This is the main registration page. Essentially, You must turn in all required paperwork, including form VS-103. Then the state will ask you to get it inspected for road safety. After inspection is approved, then you can go through standard registration process.
- Oregon: All I had to do in Oregon was change the title and Registration to Electric for fuel type
- Pennsylvania: According to a DMV clerk on a phone call, in PA, EV's fall under the 'street rod' rules. Basically, any modified car must be inspected by an 'enhanced inspection station' and a modified vehicle form MV426B must be sent in to the DMV after inspection. The process takes approx. 4-6 weeks.
- Texas: The car will need to be inspected to ensure that its standard safety equipment works (ie. horn, wipers, lights, etc)(The inspection is only $12 because no sniffer equipment checks). After the inspection, the registration process can be completed at the DMV. The Texas DMV says that there is no difference in the registration of a converted to electric vehicle than there would be if the vehicle had not been converted. Same thing on titling the vehicle, they do not care.
- Utah: EV's need only pass the same safety inspection that ice vehicles do, then be inspected by the Utah State Health departments subsidiary that deals with vehicle emmissions to recieve an emission inspection waiver (they just look under the hood and make sure you don't have an ice then compliment you on your cool ride) 801-313-6727
Address is 788E Woodoak Ln (5380 South). If you aren't in SL county thy will give you the number for your local folks. You are then entitled to an alternative fuel license plate that allows you to drive in the HOV lane on the freeway and park at all SLC meters for free. You are also entitled to a $2500 Utah state tax credit as of 2008.Tax credit link : http://tax.utah.gov/forms/current/tc-40v.pdf
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Sweden (possible whole EU)
- For 98 year make and later the general rule is you can't modify it! All parts replaced must have the same specs or you need a guarantee from the car manufacturer that your car will still stay within the exhaust specifications (which they won't give you, simple as that). This is a result of overzealous exhaust rules, but thankfully EV's uses the loop hole of not having any exhaust. However, you still have to comply to the following rules (note that these are per individual car, you can't refer to a more beefed up turbo version if your car isn't one of them):
- The motor can not have more than +20% horse powers than the original engine.
- The motor can not have more than +10% torque than the original engine.
- The total weight of the car can not exceed maximum registered weight, and that has to include driver, passenger, cargo etc.
- The axis maximum weight can not be exceeded.
- If the car has power steering, power brakes, ABS etc they must work! Period.
- Pre -98 has other rules. I'll see if I can dig them up some day. /Qer
United Kingdom
- All vehicles on the road must comply with:
- If the vehicle is already registered, then there is no need for further testing, apart from an MoT if necessary.
- If converting a new vehicle prior to registration, or are wanting to change the taxation class of the vehicle, it will need to be approved under:
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