w123 plug in wagon....
 

Sweet, now here's an electric car I would be happy to own....well as long as I didn't need to go faster then 55mph :D

A quick look at the 1982 Mercedes-Benz w123 plug-in hybrid | Ran When Parked

That site sent my virus protection into high gear.

Strange, this site has the same article...

Old School Electric: Mercedes Developed W123 PHEV...in 1982 | In-Car Tech

Hey, about the virus messages: I founded/run Ran When Parked and got the same messages a few months ago. I immediately wrote to Wordpress (company that hosts the site) and they said that some virus protection softwares will mistake the ads displayed by WordAds for viruses.

I just barely scanned the site with Kaspersky and it did not find any viruses. I am not asking anyone to take my word for that, but I want to make it clear that I am working hard to keep the site clean.

As for the other article, Technology Tell essentially rewrote my article but at least they linked back to RWP.

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Back on the topic, the w123 plug-in hybrid was one of many alternative fuel prototypes built by Mercedes in the late 1970s/early 1980s. I believe another one ran on hydrogen, and actually wore a model-specific emblem on the trunk!

Mercedes also built an all-electric 190, if memory serves. I can dig up photos and post them here if folks are interested.

I just went on there and Norton (updated less than a week ago) did not raise a fuss. Those other offbeat 'Benzes sound neat! If you could dig up photos of those, I'm sure that many of us would enjoy them.

Here's a quick video of the hydrogen-powered test car:

Mercedes-Benz W123 280TE - Hydrogen Gas Test - YouTube