Mercedes did make a prototype 190EV back in the mid 80"s but never went further than experimental, probably because the oil companies thought an electric car is not a good idea. You can just imagine the conversation at the club.
Hendrik who thinks the problem with EV is the mod cons Curt Raymond wrote: > I've played with the idea of a 190EV... More realistic is an old 2wd Nissan > pickup. Nice and light, lots of space for batteries... > > If I had another bay in the garage I'd be all over it. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:04:34 -0500 > From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - EV > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'm thinking that I'd like a Triumph GT6+E --- or perhaps an MGBGT as > second choice. > I also wonder how much weight you can strip out of a 124 or 201 for a > conversion. Sure hate to give up the structural protection of the MB > chassis. Even though you're tooling around on electricity in a nice > light car, doesn't mean those BIG SUVs aren't hunting for you --- > > Use the EV car for around town, perhaps even commuting in nice > weather, and the Diesel car for distance, extreme weather, etc. > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
