Hi group - so here's the deal. I have finished my ESCORTEV (95 Escort now a full-function EV) and off I go to the Hamilton license bureau to do 2 simple things - register my new ESCORTEV plates and change the "G" on the permit to "E". The plates were simple, but not the permit. I know that Darin Cosgrove (ForkenSwift) is out there and I was fairly sure that he got his Swift done at the local office in Brockville Ontario and I am also thinking there must be others in this province. In a nut-shell, what I was told was that this operation was impossible to do at this time (?). I think that it has a lot to do with the new policy being intoduced by Premier Dad (Dalton McGuinty) surrounding the rebate program for PHEV and BEV - but it does not start until July 2010 - does not help me at all. I need to get the "E" on this permit, or come January, I will have to put the Escort through an E-test - I can read the headlines now "Local Driver Unable To Register Electric Vehicle In Ontario Due To Failed Mandatory Emmission Test". All I can say is, Darin if you are out there and can help a fellow EV guy with his plight, I am ready for it. I know it's a tough thing to ask, but if I have "proof" that at least one other conversion has been changed on the permit, I can persuade the Ministry to change their mind. I have already sent the email to the Ministry, but I need facts to put where my mouth is - HELP
You can contact me directly at mamodbasher(at)gmail(dot)com Ken.