Neil Young has Heart of Gold, will make you a Linc Volt
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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 electric vehicle known as the Linc Volt. That car has seen its internal combustion engine yanked in favor of an electric motor from UQM Technologies. We're a bit sketchy on exactly what else is currently being done to the original Linc Volt, and we'll write another post about our findings in a bit. In the meantime, we've discovered that Young has reportedly started a new company called Linc Volt Technologies with the goal of performing more EV conversions.
According to Mr. Young, "Our main focus is on developing the technology. We can tell people how to do it. Or, we can do it for you." Marc Benioff, a friend of Young's, is set to be the newly-created company's first customer, getting his Ford F-150 truck converted to electric. A documentary film of the Linc Volt's conversion is currently being filmed
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and one of the most stunning classic cars i've ever seen too. Young's Lincoln Continental Mark IV is an absolute beauty inside and out. just goes to show what passion and free time can lead to.
i've been excited about alternative fuels for a long time now, but Neil Young is one of the few who's converting gas cars. diesel cars are much easier to run on alternatives. Biodiesel can power any diesel engine straight from the factory. A diesel vehicle with a few modifications can be run on straight vegetable oil (SVO), either virgin or recycled (post-frying pan). See Lovecraft Biofuels in California for more info on converting diesel vehicles:
http://www.lovecraftbiofuels.com/
Gas cars, on the other hand, are trickier to convert, so it's cool that Neil Young is generating excitement around it. can't wait to see a documentary on Linc Volt!
Neil is the man. I toured for 5 years in various buses running on SVO, CA to NY, and it is truly both a blessing and a curse. It sure is nice to drive 7,000 miles there and back for $500 TOTAL, fuel and parts, but scrounging the Chinese restaurants in middle America at 4AM, hoping there's some clean oil so you can get on the road and drive 10 hours is NO FUN.
I think that kind of alternative fuel scenario will only be and always has been cool when it's a totally self-motivated, DIY/punk rock thing. Plus there's huge problems with trying to grow and use as much crops as it would take to run everyone's cars on vegetable fuels. So electric is the way to go! As long as you can live with the short range, your primary ride should be voltaic, and keep a bada$$ converted diesel (or make your own bio-d) for long range use.
that's a world i want to live in - bicycles and electric cars as the primary vehicle and a bioD/SVO vehicle in the garage for long trips. yes!
Neil has enough cars to keep that company going for a couple of years!