Electric Lincoln Neil Young

Young took the do it yourself approach and created a company lincvolt with the goal of modifying his 5000 lbs 20 foot long 1959 lincoln continental to make it get at least 100 mpg equivalent.

Electric lincoln neil young.

Lincvolt is a 1959 lincoln continental owned by musician neil young that was converted into a more fuel efficient hybrid demonstrator vehicle. He has built himself a hybrid electric car called the linc volt. According to the lincvolt website the goal of the lincvolt project is to inspire a generation by creating a clean automobile propulsion technology that serves the needs of the 21st century and delivers performance that is a reflection of the. 55mpge with over 80 reduction in ghg emissions from cellulosic ethanol in our generator.

This article on neil young s lincoln was originally published in the october 2009 issue of street machine. Neil young the iconic musician who helped pave the way for folk rock in the 60 s is yet another celebrity to join the green parade. The album was inspired by young s lincoln continental that had been retooled to run entirely on alternative energy and young s background with the lincvolt project. Few can match him on acoustic guitar certainly no one sings like him and even curt cobain.

Neil young s electric 1959 lincoln proves you don t need to drive a crap car to save the planet. Fork in the road is the 29th studio album by canadian american musician neil young released april 7 2009 on reprise records. Lincvolt is still rollin. A fire at a san francisco bay.

They broke the mould when they made neil young. We just passed 55 000 miles and are looking good.