This is not a very silly question. However, you will probably get better answers in the Open Discussion section, since this has nothing to do with tech support of Mercedes. Any way, there are lots of sites about making or buying electric cars. You can search google for "ev cars" or "electric cars". Here are a couple: www.evworld.com, www.evconvert.com

Mike

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra