Hello

I am investigating the possibility of buying a new RX-8 and converting it to electric. I am wondering if anyone would be interested in a new RX-8 engine to put into an RX-7. If anyone is interested in such a project, what kind of price would such an engine be worth?

thanks

 

What? NEW? Slap slap slap.

 

Not much of a market for Series 2 13b-msp's.
I'll give a thousand.

---Why not just buy a rolling chassis? Kinda wasting time and money buying new.
.....and you probably won't be able to insure your electric converted car, I converted a Ford Ranger using a Seimens AC Powerplant. Ontario regulations wouldn't even let me register it. They are creating laws so you cannot convert cars but rather have to buy new EV's.
It is now at my fathers in florida where he can drive it.
Please do alot of homework b4 spending countless hours/money on such a project.

 

Seriously? What kind of laws?

 

Wasn't so much a law but Insurance Co. told me I would have to have my truck put through safety testing by what sounded to me like a huge undertaking, and there is legislation on converting cars, check it up.

Quote:
MTO moratorium short-circuits electric vehicle conversions

The Ottawa Citizen April 3, 2010 6:06 AM

For 100 years, we have been able to drive electric-powered vehicles on the roads in Ontario. For the last 30 years or so about the only way to get an electric vehicle was to build it yourself by converting a conventional gasoline-powered car to electric power.

This practice has been followed by many electric-vehicle enthusiasts and is fully legal and encouraged by the government because you can apply for up to a $1,000 sales tax rebate from the Minister of Revenue of Ontario under the "vehicles powered by alternate fuel, RST 702" program.

Now the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has declared a moratorium on the registration of electric vehicles pending a review of the requirements and regulations applying to this type of vehicle registration.
This sudden action has left several consumers in limbo having already spent many thousands of dollars (as much as a new car) on vehicle conversions and no way to register or license their car for the road. We are not talking about thousands of vehicles but a few forward-thinking individuals.

I am all for ensuring that safe, reliable vehicles are on our roads but find the unexplained moratorium with no date in sight of when it might be released regressive. To my knowledge there has never been an issue related to the safety of an electric vehicle conversion or the safety of first responders to accidents in Ontario, Canada or the U.S. over the 30 years that I have personally and professionally been involved with electric vehicles.

I have to question why electric vehicles have been singled out and treated this way. We all await commercial sale of electric vehicles from the manufacturers, but in the meantime let us realize our dreams of owning an electric car now.

Richard Lane, Ottawa
President, REV Consultants Ltd.

 

Looks/sounds like that's been lifted

http://www.10n10.ca/e/Ontario%20EV%20Ban.shtml

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dan...vehicles.shtml

 

I recently sold a running Renesis engine and 6spd trans for $1000. Not worth a whole bunch IMO