Lincvolt withdraws from X-Prize, will focus on "main goal"
by Sebastian Blanco on Jul 22nd 2009 at 2:06PM 
Neil Young's evolving Lincvolt project – a 1959 Lincoln Continental that weighs 2.5 tons and is 19.5 feet long that is being converted into a "bio-hydro-electric series hybrid vehicle" – today officially announced it will no longer participate in the Automotive X Prize. The split seems to be friendly. The Lincvolt news page says:
We have withdrawn Lincvolt from the X-Prize because of the conflict between providing the energy and resources required to develop a viable business plan for the Lincvolt technology, a requirement for X-Prize contestants, versus providing the resources and time required to focus on our main goal.Unlike another recent drop-out, HP2G, The Goodwin-Young Lincvolt Team was one of the X Prize's registered entrants. The X Prize's Carrie Fox told AutoblogGreen that, when the teams were required to turn in their business plans recently, Goodwin-Young realized their plates were too full with projects (including Young's music) to fully participate. "They remain a big supporter of the X Prize," she said, adding that she expect them to stay involved in some way. Thanks to Jay for the tip!
The development of Lincvolt technology is ongoing. We have always been in a race against Time, not a race against other contestants to win a cash prize.
The Goodwin Young team thanks the X-Prize for the valuable support they provided during the last year. Good luck to all of the contestants!
[Source: LincVolt]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Casual Viewer 2:26PM (7/22/2009)
Jay needs to get off Autobloggreens sack and get back to work.
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Brent 4:12PM (7/24/2009)
Lets bio a 2.5 ton car? Moron.
Why not a much lighter car "oh cause I like the old scrap metal look"
Get back your brain
I know you had on when you wrote lyrics back in the day.
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stevejust 4:55PM (7/22/2009)
...seems like they could've found an out-of-work recent MBA grad -- or heck, just asked a local community college class to write up the plan as a group project.
Oh well. I guess I'm not seeing the full picture.
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