It’s pretty amazing that Neil Young was so passionate about his 1959 Lincoln Continental that he would dedicate his latest album to it. But what’s even more amazing is that the reason he did so was because he and a team of like-minded visionaries found a way to turn his vintage car into an electric hybrid—creating a zero emissions vehicle that gets around 100mpg. Not bad, eh?
The LincVolt website talks about Neil and his team’s goals for inspiring green technologies in the auto world, and it looks as if any vehicle—yes, even this guy and, WHOA, maybe even this guy—could run just efficiently as Neil’s sweet little cruiser. Fingers crossed, it’ll happen sooner than later.
June 11, 2009 at 11:36 am |
This is encouraging to see vintage cars being modernized! I have a 1969 Mustang that I would like to have (at least) fuel injection that is much more efficient and clean than carbeurators. And Ford had the ECO-BOOST system coming soon that would be VERY cool to see in these cars. Why can’t we have great fuel economy in our classic cars? I’ve heard too many environmentalists knock vintage cars based on emissions only. But I don’t see my 2007 Focus as a desirable car to have in 30-plus years… It’s the style of our vintage cars that turns heads! Now lets get that style some functionality! Great job Neil, and hope more follow your lead!