Hi webmiester.
About registration/ Here's what I remember :
Before my
DPROX Chokaran even hit the road, the fabrication shop already applied for its registration.
Aside from your personal information, you will need to supply the LTO with :
- Proof of purchase of your engine and chassis - ie, official receipts, engine & chassis numbers.
- Proof of fabrication - official receipts for materials you used for the body shell (typically sheetmetal purchases) and photographs of the fabrication.
For one-offs, just leave it up to LTO guys to decide how to fill in the blanks. Your vehicle's "MAKE" will be based on your engine brand. The "SERIES" and "BODY TYPE" will depend on its configuration. One-offs need no "BODY NO.". The "YEAR MODEL" will be the year of your vehicle's Certificate of Registration (aka "C.R.")
I designed Chok in May 2002, started building in November 2002. The official date of registration was 08 July 2003. I brought it out of the shop 15 August 2003 - and have been driving it ever since.
Anyway, regardless of the "MAKE" reflected in the C.R., you are at liberty to stamp your own
marks and
logos on your vehicle.
YouTube - DPROX Chokaran
BUT if you have the capital (like jappy, for instance), you can set up your own car manufacturing company, and then have its name reflected on the C.R.
About emissions tests/ Chok's engine is a surplus 2.7 turbo-diesel and has passed all emissions tests with flying colors. How? I keep it clean and well-calibrated. I also schedule my periodic maintenance/tune-ups just before renewal, and add a bit of coco-based diesel fuel and oil additives one week before for good measure. No cheating.
About electric vehicles/ I'm not there yet. AFAIK, even the e-Jeepney is not registrable, since it has no existing LTO category. PM romski123 - he might know.