Vehicle mods in Europe are generally very much frowned upon. Trying to convert an ICE to an EV, for example, is nigh-on impossible if intended for the public road. In the UK, however, things are a lot more relaxed. My local vehicle inspection office hardly raised an eyebrow when I took my converted EV van in there for them to check the VIN (chassis) and engine/motor numbers. Even the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) are getting less hung-up having just allowed the building and use of single seat 'experimental' aircraft in the UK with no regulation (of the aircraft, at least). MW
On 30 Jun 2014, at 15:41, Mike Nickerson via EV wrote: > I think that Willie (on this list) has been towing a trailer with his Tesla > Model S for some time. I read his postings on some of the trips. I think it > was late last year. > > I find the differences between the U.S. and Europe kind of amusing. I had an > email discussion about my conversion with someone from Europe. He was asking > what approvals I had to get on the design. I explained that in my state, you > could do anything you wanted with your car unless it is specifically illegal. > He was shocked. > > Mike > > > On June 30, 2014 2:20:09 AM MDT, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> 'May be illegal if your area doesn't allow towing using your EV' >> >> http://transportevolved.com/2014/06/24/can-tow-tesla-model-s-one-owner-answers-emphatic-yes/ >> Can You Tow With a Tesla Model S? One Owner Answers With an Emphatic >> ‘Yes’ >> June 24, 2014 By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield >> >> [images >> http://media.transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-24-at-15.11.52.png >> Towing with a Tesla Model S? No problem! (Screenshot via YouTube) >> >> http://media.transportevolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-24-at-15.14.20.png >> The Torklift Central Model S EcoHitch adds a tow hitch to your Model S. >> >> http://img.youtube.com/vi/7QM1o_0nyqQ/maxresdefault.jpg >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140701/c5567b49/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
