I bought an RX-8 with the intention of converting it to run on Hydrogen. Conveniently, the hydrogen fueling network was shutdown shorly after purchase. After driving the car around for much longer than I originally intended to with the Renesis engine, it started to lose significant power at 145k km. Rather than exchanging the existing (fun, but unreliable) motor with another (fun, but unreliable) motor, or a different (boring, but more reliable) motor, I'd like to return to the original goal of making the RX-8 zero-emissions.
The goal is an RX-8 that, from the outside and inside, will be nearly indistinguishable from stock. All safety and comfort features should still work, and the car shouldn't gain too much additional weight. The original structure should stay as intact as possible, and the handling and dynamics should be as close to as-delivered. But, the whole thing will be electric; none of the original drive tr