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VIDEO: LincVolt is on the road and on the 'net

Nov 10th 2008 8:55AM - 8 Comments

We were just recently telling you about how Neil Young and his LincVolt project crew want to begin making similarly-powered vehicles for other people and now that we've learned more about what makes his '59 Lincoln go, we're back to fill you in. ...

Neil Young has Heart of Gold, will make you a Linc Volt

Nov 4th 2008 8:10AM - 6 Comments

It seems that Neil Young is looking to convert more classic Detroit iron from gas-guzzling V8-powered "hogs" to electric powered "swans." Young's quest has already begun, with the rock star converting his own 5,000-pound 1959 Lincoln into an ...

VIDEO: Neil Young delivers state of the LincVolt address

Sep 29th 2008 3:34PM - 6 Comments

When last we visited Neil Young's LincVolt project the car and crew had managed to survive some early road testing. That was at the beginning of June so you may be forgiven if you think that four months later the car should be ready to go with ...

Update on Neil Young's Linc Volt: UQM is working on the propulsion system

Jan 31st 2008 8:05PM - 10 Comments

Remember Neil Young's Linc Volt, the rock star's converted 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV? Young is turning the car into a "bio-hydro-electric series hybrid vehicle." UQM Technologies released a statement this week that explains a bit more about ...

Neil Young's latest music video comes to you from the LincVolt

Mar 31st 2009 2:32PM - 3 Comments

Click above and scroll down to watch the video "She goes a long way on domestic green fuel, 100 miles per gallon is the Continental rule." That's one of the lines in "Johnny Magic," a song from Neil Young's upcoming album, Fork in the Road, which ...

Neil Young goes for a test ride in his new 1959 Lincoln electric hybrid, almost crashes.

Jun 2nd 2008 9:50AM - 14 Comments

From time to time we get questions about the status of Neil Young's Linc-Volt project, the transformation, nay, transmogrification of the rock icon's gas guzzling '59 Lincoln Continental into a sweet serial-electric hybrid by John Goodwin. There ...

Neil Young offers advice for ailing Detroit 3

Nov 17th 2008 4:17PM - 19 Comments

Neil Young suggests that we "turn the page" in the drama that is the Detroit 3's history of producing automobiles by cutting out all internal combustion engines. The rock star says that the automakers "should only get [a bailout] if they agree to ...

Neil Young, John Goodwin talk about 100 MPG, biodiesel, plug-in 1960 Lincoln Continental on CNN Monday

Nov 17th 2007 3:09PM - 4 Comments

Update: The follow up article about John's appearance on CNN. Singer Neil Young and mechanic John Goodwin, who is converting Neil's 1959 (so it's not a 1960) Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible to a plug-in hybrid that runs on biodiesel that ...

Auto X Prize to announce all teams "moving ahead in the competition" next week

Oct 12th 2009 6:53PM - 0 Comments

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize has has a number of teams drop out recently (e.g., the Avion and the LincVolt), but the competition is not slowing down. Next week, in New York City, the AXP will formally announce the names of the teams ...

Auto X Prize announces 43 qualified teams still fighting for $10 million

Oct 20th 2009 4:56PM - 3 Comments

The white stars on the map above could be used as the guidelines for a really fun road trip, if you're interested in learning as much as you can about the future of clean vehicles. From established companies (Tesla, Tata) to start-ups (Aptera) to ...

Neil Young's eco-car album, Fork in the Road, now ready for pre-order

Mar 5th 2009 3:51PM - 1 Comment

We still have a month to wait until Neil Young's new "Fork in the Road" album (aka, his eco-car concept record), but Reprise Records is ready to take your money now. Unlike some deals in the green car business, if you pre-order the record, you ...

Avion withdraws from Auto X Prize, cites increasing costs of participating in 100 mpg challenge

Sep 9th 2009 4:02PM - 5 Comments

Another one bites the dust (see also: LincVolt and HP2G). The Automotive X Prize will not feature an updated diesel-burning version of the Avion prototype from 1984 . Craig Henderson, the president of Avion Car Company, has sent a withdrawal ...

Officially, official: The Progressive Auto X Prize has now begun

Mar 20th 2008 9:41PM - 6 Comments

Before this release gets too much older (traveling sure eats into blogging time, I'll tell you that), let's confirm what was announced today at the New York Auto Show about the Progressive Automotive X Prize. The full statement can be found after the ...

Neil Young's 1959 Lincoln runs on biodiesel and can be plugged-in

Oct 27th 2007 7:53PM - 10 Comments

Neil Young drives the car that a lot of people wish they could. First, it's a diesel car, running on biodiesel. Second, it's a plug-in hybrid. Third, it's a 1959 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark IV. Grunge has been good to Neil. Nicknamed Linc-Volt, ...

Heard Neil Young's "Fuel Line" song yet? Wow

Dec 13th 2008 7:54PM - 2 Comments

Photo by antifluor. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Last weekend, I went to see Neil Young in Detroit and knew I needed to write at least a little bit about Young's paean to the LincVolt (and plug-in cars in general), a new song ...

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