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Originally Posted by California98Civic
I have a question... how does CARB deal with your conversions? Since the cars still have the same VIN, your registration renewal pals in the state government would expect you to have an ICE and require a smog test, no? Did you have to apply for some sort of certification? Costly?
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It is actually a pretty smooth change with the dmv. I just call and schedule an appointment with a smog referee. At the inspection appointment, the referee walks around and verifies that there is no place to add fuel, no generator, and that the vehicle is pure electric. Once he is satisfied that it is a pure electric, he prints out a smog certificate that looks just like the ones that you pay for every couple of years on your ICE vehicle. This one is free, and the smog referee updates the dmv system that this car is an EV. It says EV on the smog certificate, and dmv never asks for smog checks, ever. Exempt. Then you just keep paying your regular registration fees like any other car.